4 picketing staff arrested at Woodland Pulp mill, union says
4 staff had been arrested Monday on trespassing fees whereas picketing outdoors the Woodland Pulp mill in Baileyville, in keeping with a union official.
Woodland Pulp known as police late Monday morning to allege that the employees — who’ve been placing since mid-October — had been blocking vehicles on the mill, stated Brendan Wolf, the corporate’s government director of human assets and security. Wolf stated the vehicles had been finally in a position to get via.
Calls to the Baileyville Police Division in search of affirmation of the arrests weren’t returned on Monday.
One of many arrested staff was from the native department of Worldwide Affiliation of Machinists and Aerospace Staff, and the opposite three had been a part of a machinists’ union from Bathtub Iron Works that got here in solidarity, in keeping with Devin Ragnar, a spokesperson for the BIW union.
Ragnar disputed the trespassing fees, arguing that the employees had been on public land throughout their protest, however he stated that the picket line did disrupt visitors at one level whereas crossing a street. Ragnar stated there have been about 40-50 staff on the picket line Monday.
Staff have been on strike on the pulp mill since Oct. 14 after the mill proposed a brand new job classification that might broaden the employees’ duties, which they declare is an try and lower the union’s bargaining energy by transferring away from particular abilities within the workforce.
Mill representatives have beforehand stated the proposal is supposed to enhance and broaden the talent units of the mill staff.
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