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Rubber and Wood July 26, 2022 08:10:53 PM

Resolute Announced Ratification of Collective Agreement with Unifor

Paul Ploumis
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The two parties had reached an in-principle agreement on July 15th.

Resolute Announced Ratification of Collective Agreement with Unifor

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Resolute Forest Products Inc. (RFP) announced ratification of four-year collective labour agreement with the Unifor union in eight of its sawmills in Quebec. The agreement covers over 1,000 employees working at these facilities. The two parties had reached an in-principle agreement on July 15th.

The collective agreement was ratified on 22nd July and covers hourly employees belonging to Unifor at Resolute’s Comtois, Girardville, La Doré, Maniwaki, Mistassini, Normandin, Outardes and Saint-Thomas facilities. 

Remi G. Lalonde, president and chief executive officer, Resolute noted that the company is pleased to have renewed the labor agreement with employees of its important business segment. The collective agreement underscores their contribution to the company's success and provides stability for our customers, communities and other partners, he added.

Earlier in May this year, the company had announced ratification of a four-year collective agreement by Unifor union members at seven of the company's pulp and paper mills in Canada, further to an agreement-in-principle reached on May 15, 2022. The agreements had covered nearly 700 hourly employees represented by Unifor at Resolute's Dolbeau; Gatineau; Kénogami; Saint-Félicien, Amos and Baie-Comeau pulp and paper facilities in Quebec and the Thunder Bay operation in Ontario.

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