The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) believed the closure of the White Birch Paper Stradacona newsprint mill in Quebec City is a lockout in disguise because the union was in the midst of negotiating a new contract.
However the judge sided with White Birch Paper and ruled that the temporary closure of the mill is for economic reasons. White Birch Paper followed through with their plan and the Stradacona mill closed on Friday, leaving 600 people out of work.
