Last year, Unifor established the Pulp and Paper model for Eastern Canada when it secured a new collective agreement with Resolute Forest Products. More than 500 employees of the independent company Domtar Pulp Mill and Woodlands have a new four-year collective agreement after voting for the new terms on Monday night. The most important terms agreed on in the new four-year agreement are: “These contracts contain some of the largest monetary increases in the industry in nearly two decades,” said George Smith, President of Unifor Local 324. “As the strong results of the ratification have shown, our members have been very pleased with the solid benefits generated by these new collective agreements.” “These agreements provide Domtar with long-term stability, but above all significant language improvements and significant monetary gains for more than 500 Unifor members in Dryden and Ear Falls,” said Stephen Boon, Unifor`s national representative. The agreements also provide for increases in benefits, pensions and leave. November 20, 2018 – Dryden, Ontario`s pulp mill and forestry, has signed a new four-year contract with their union. “We are proud that these agreements respect all elements of Unifor`s pulp and paper model in eastern Canada,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor`s National President. “As the strong results of the ratification have shown, our members have been very pleased with the solid benefits generated by these new collective agreements.” The last collective agreement expired at the end of August. Unifor says the agreements contain some of the largest monetary increases in the forestry sector in nearly two decades.

Key terms for the new Contracts Domtar-Mhlen- und Waldvertr-ge: -40 USD per hour additional salary increase for company and production employees. -Mill retirees receive a .2% adjustment to the pension index in 2021 “We are pleased that Unifor S Dryden Màhle and forest members have not only resisted all concessions, but have also achieved significant improvements, including an increase in wages, benefits and the language of the contract,” added Stephen Boon, Unifor`s national representative. Unifor`s Eastern Canada Pulp and Paper Pattern group includes 15,000 forestry workers in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces. -Increase in the number of forest commuters with up to $1000 per year for drivers. He says that the sector has stabilized now, that the Canadian dollar is still in the 70-cent range, and that, overall, it is a pretty good economic period for the forestry industry. -New day of commemoration of legal holiday for all forest workers -1% employer contribution to forest pension insurance during the last year of the agreement . Unifor Local National representing Stephen Boon says the agreements offer long-term stability to Domtar, but above all significant language improvements and significant monetary gains. Boon says the forest industry has really recovered over the last 10 years, with sawmills making money, good domtar and good pulp. “These contracts contain some of the largest monetary increases in this sector in nearly two decades,” Unifor Local 324 President George Smith said in a written statement. More than 550 unionized employees at the Domtar pulp mill and logging plant voted in favour of new four-year contracts on April 30. -New 2 cents per hour employer contribution to unifor Canadian Community Fund . He stated that both contracts reached the Pulp and Paper of Eastern Canada, which Unifor founded in April with Resolute Forest Products.

-$1.25 per hour as an additional payment for crafts over time November 19, 230 maintenance, production and office employees of Unifor Local 105 at the Dryden pulp mill voted 87% for their new agreement, while 275 wood, truck and chipping employees from Unifor Local 324 voted for a 94 percent margin.