‘heads the ‘former: IWA:I6cal ">
part-of the Stéelworkers. union — that .s
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Receiver now in control.

_ that are largely intact.”

Veniez . said: the, fact that hei is no”.
longer “in charge of the sales: effort
-and the: receiver “is: may. change ‘the.

dynatnics: . ek
“Tvs in the: hands’. of: a inastee-
responsible: 10. anake. “gure * there’ "§-

said, “It's no longer in our liands.”

Aiiother change. under: ‘bankruptcy
he: said, is..that: ‘there “is -no- longer.
requirement to'have,a “yole of creditor:
‘fora restructuring plan — which would
have been -required for. 'a- deal. while
under creditor protection.

“It's” an, ‘easier Process from, that.

Union, deals may be

“By JERF seat

THE BANKRUPTCY of New ‘Skeena~:
- puts a big question mark over whether *
the sawmill here would Tetain ‘its:cul--
rate labour agreement ~ or: even the ~
union that signed it—‘if itdoes reopen.
‘legisation,
the collective: agreements -actually
who
= NOW:

“Under » the current”!

. disappear,” Says, Darrel Wong;

represents the sawmill-here.

‘He said the union is working with’ ite
~~: ‘New Skeena’s effort: to. restructure e and “

lawyers to-sée. what is possible.
“We're. looking | at whether: there’s
any . avenie”
"certification as well as. our: collective
_ agreement,” - Wong --sald. “At

back.” at . :
While. : the | ‘peralion. could:
conceivably © ‘be. - boaght” and: fun.

~ without a union, Wong: says | that! s ot.”

advisable, -

“It would be: a rocky ride foe anyone s
ey would be-any-less pragmatic. ifa ew-

to attempt to do thal," hie'said, :

Another’ issue" ‘for thé -union’” is |
severance pay'-- ‘worth one week's pay.

. for every year of service = which hast
been pushed down the Jine ‘of creditors

- that our members get the: opportunity’ ;

’ in bankrupicy..

* “Our members potently may get

nothing,” he said.
The workers are also sill ‘owed

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“but-will: now buy it in barikruptcy...

does.” he: said. “It’s not only ‘terrific.
value, ‘but!’ ‘there’ snot ‘mich : ‘that? 5.
‘-changedin terms of the imegrity. of the .
. overall busiiess.”

“value: of ‘having: a- large NBSK"mill:: ”

“the: Pacific northwest”. when-“China’‘is* .

for maintaining = our:

this...
point we don’ Uhave any. final decision De

nae

- point of view.” he said: “tae
Ae ‘conceded it's even 1 possible! that
: Matlin Patterson may. have’ investigated «
“the company. under creditor. protectio a

“4 reully hopé they-or someone else: 7

“y séan't believe : ‘that’ someone.”

: wouldn’ Urecdgnize the usefulniéss: and’:

“anda. -very-good sawmill feeding it-on:.-

growing. at 10 pers ceint a a yea he. said, :

that New °Skeena was to-pay for. not’
“Starting the sawmill on time. That's.
on top of: being: out’ of work. for. three .
“years now. :

““[t"s.a ‘devastating blow for a tov of
people who Had: hoped, to return to the .
Gperation,” he said. .

'The ‘Fresh Start labour’ ‘deals. with
the IWA: and” Prince ‘Rupert ° pulp.
“workers: delivered ’a:20 percent pay“

sharing: They were a: “major: ‘part’ of | -

“Attract, new investors... an +
-: (Recéiver Larry Preniice says. it’ s°
: logical that the deal struck, previously.
to reopen ‘the’ sawmill : ‘might. well be .
replicated ifa new ‘Operator steps.in,
You, would ‘expect if. somebody.
“came, ‘along: ‘wha: wanted-to- operale:
they would: be talking to: ‘the’ unions ©“
about’ those: kinds, of f issues" Prentice:
"saids oe ; ;
“7 have no ‘reason’ to. think people at

financial Party: ‘came to the. table.” :

‘Wong said. the’ union is ‘prepared 7
to talk. “We want! to’ ‘work with any.
‘potential new. purchasers to ensure

to.return'to. work should the operation -
~be sold'and reopened.” _
Also up in the air are the status, of

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Prince’ ‘Rupert ‘pulp mill continues : cin...
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‘several: dozen workers.”

wiped ou

a Sl, G00" each “poison” pill. payment”
‘New Skeena’sowners ‘lave “had. the

“ability to offer them as a tax. cred to:
“entice a. buyer.

ws bankruptcy, others say. they could ‘still,
- -be preserved.

‘that’ thase : could: be“: brought » into:

- what's happencii.” mee

brought | back to life is-Skeena now in
“bankruptcy “wouild- make''a. proposal aa

“Act that’s. accepted: by its “creditors, a

~ still be preserved if new operators ram

Pulp mill + and‘acquired the shares. - - ;
Act:

“under CCAA. It’s now governed by.” UY
the Bankruptcy and: Insolvency Act... |

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