Description: White Birch Paper Co. is shutting its Stadacona paper mill in Quebec City after union members voted to reject a contract offer.

Source: CBC

Date: 01/13/2012

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2012/01/13/white-birch-quebec.html

Related links:

• Earlier story
• Canadian Labour Reporter story
• Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada
• White Birch Paper Co.

Questions for discussion:

• Why does the employer say it has to close the mill?
• What is the union’s position?
• Why do you think the workers overwhelmingly rejected the offer?
• Based on what you know about this situation, how would you have voted if you were a union member?
• What would you have done if you were an executive of the employer?