North Central Plywood Workers Wait to Hear Their Fate
By 250 News
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 04:53 AM
Prince George, B.C. – Jymm Kennedy, President of PPWC Local 25, 
the union representing the 260 unionized employees of the North Central Plywood plant, says his work area at the site has been destroyed “My shop is a pile of rubble.”
the union representing the 260 unionized employees of the North Central Plywood plant, says his work area at the site has been destroyed “My shop is a pile of rubble.” He, along with the other employees who find themselves without work in the wake of a devastating fire are being asked to attend a meeting this morning at the Civic Centre.
The 10 a.m. meeting is for workers only, no spouses, so Canfor can bring employees up to speed on the fire which ripped through the mill Monday night, levelling the building.
While there have been some who have been suggesting the mill will be rebuilt because it was a profitable one, there are others who aren’t so certain because of the continued slump in the U.S. housing market.
Kennedy says there is some equipment which he thinks can be salvaged from the rubble like the precipitor and the de-barker.
Canfor spokesperson, Lee Coonfer says it will be at least a couple of weeks before the company makes a decision about the future plans for the mill.
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