EAR FALLS, Ontario — Union officials representing sawmill workers at the Interfor facility in Ear Falls say employees are “caught in the crossfire” of ongoing “economic warfare” with the Trump administration. Unifor represents the roughly 160 unionized workers at the sawmill in Ear Falls. Interfor confirmed on Oct. 17 that operations at the Northwestern Ontario facility are being “temporarily curtailed for an indefinite period.” “These workers are, unfortunately, caught in the crossfire with an administration that’s declared war on Canada’s economy,” Stephen Boon, Unifor’s northern area director, said. Boon said meetings are planned to “have further discussions on some of the details and logistics on exactly how this is going to work.” …Svetlana Kayumova, Interfor’s VP of corporate communications and government relations, said “the downtime is temporary and is evaluated on a week-to-week basis,” and that it is being caused by “ongoing market challenges.”
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