About 1,300 pulp and paper
workers at four Weyerhaeuser mills in Washington and Oregon went on strike
yesterday. The walkout occurred after talks between the union and management of
Weyerhaeuser broke down. The mills affected by the strike include Weyerhaeuser
mills in Longview, Wash.; Cosmopolis, Wash., Springfield, Ore.; and North Bend,
Ore.
The union has been working
without a contract since its last one expired March 15th.
The Springfield mill
produces linerboard, the North Bend mill corrugating medium, the Cosmopolis
mill market pulp, and the Longview mill bleached paperboard and uncoated
free-sheet.
Several of the mills that
have been struck are significant consumers of recovered fiber, especially OCC.
Explore the May 2001 Issue
Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.
Latest from Recycling Today
- Nashville Waste Services launches new digital route system
- Arconic expands in Iowa
- Cascades invests $6.9M in recycled boxboard plant
- Ocean freight interruptions poised to continue
- Danieli to supply shredder to Australian company
- Equipment from the former Alton Steel to be auctioned
- Novelis resumes operations in Greensboro, Georgia
- Interchange 360 to operate alternative collection program under Washington’s RRA
