Fraser Papers retirees launch Victims of Brookfield Association
October 4th, 2011 | Posted in Financial News, Protest | 1 comment »
On Thursday (October 6th), workers of the former Fraser Papers plant will hold a news conference in Edmundston, New Brunswick to officially launch the Victims of Brookfield Association as part of an awareness-raising campaign.
“The aim is to unite retired and active employees affected by the bankruptcy of Fraser Papers,” said Clyde Winchester, president of the Edmundston Retirees Committee. “The Edmundston Association of Retirees and the Retirees Association of Thurso, Québec, have joined forces to form the Victims of Brookfield Association. ”
Since Fraser Papers went bankrupt, retired and active employees have suffered a loss of over 30% of their pension plan.
“We support the work of our retirees in this fight, which affects not only the victims of Brookfield but also the victims of current Canadian corporate bankruptcy laws,” said Dave Coles, CEP National President. “We will continue our work until Brookfield is brought to justice.”
Other guests such as Michel Boudreau, President of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour, will be on hand to bring their support to the campaign.
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) is the largest union in several key sectors of Canada’s economy, including forestry, energy, telecommunications, and media.
Source: CEP
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The retirees of Resolute Forest Products L.t.d. in Fort Frances Ont. have formed a group called Seniors Retirees Against Pension And Elder Abuse to try and secure our full pension benefits and force the gov’ts to change pension legislation and the Creditor Protection Act. We have a facebook page under that name and would be very glad to hear from your group and we could put our heads together . Maybe if we stand together we can effect these changes or e-mail me at wendell.jeanne@bell.net.
We are trying to unite all the retiree groups across Canada to fight the theft of our pension monies owed us and maybe we have a better chance of succeeding, good luck in your endeavours.
sincerely Wendell Stevens