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Union files legal action against Fraser Papers directors

by Communications, Energy and Paperworkers' Union (CEP)
March 1, 2012
Reading Time: 3min read

The Communications Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada has filed legal actions in Quebec Superior Court against the directors of the former Fraser Papers, owned by Brookfield Asset Management.

“Our legal struggle on behalf of the pensioners and workers of Fraser Papers has now begun,” says CEP President Dave Coles. “This is about fairness for retirees and workers who lost almost 40% of their pensions.
The directors of Fraser Papers must now be held to account.”

“We will announce additional legal actions in the coming weeks that address the injustices to our pensioners and members in New Brunswick,” adds Coles.

“CEP contends that the directors of Fraser Papers were grossly negligent in their duties to our members,” says CEP Quebec Regional Vice-President Renaud Gagné.

“The company took care of its shareholders but pensioners and workers lost their retirement security. We are asking the Quebec court for justice for these retirees and workers.”

The suit filed in Quebec Superior Court yesterday for $11.7 million is in response to the investment decisions of the directors of the former Fraser Papers. Fraser Papers was majority-owned by Brookfield Asset Management and operated pulp and paper mills at Thurso, Québec and Edmundston, New Brunswick before the company was restructured under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangements Act (CCAA) in 2010.

A majority of Fraser’s debt was to its employee pension plan and the restructuring resulted in large cuts to retiree pensions.

The union has also assisted Fraser retirees and family members organize in Quebec and New Brunswick in the “Victims of Brookfield Association” which has a Facebook Page and a Twitter account that tells the personal
hardship stories of the Fraser pensioners.

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Le SCEP intente une action en justice contre les administrateurs de Papiers Fraser

OTTAWA – Le Syndicat canadien des communications, de l’énergie et du papier a intenté une action en justice devant la Cour supérieure du Québec contre les administrateurs de l’ancienne société Papiers Fraser
appartenant à Brookfield Asset Management.

« Notre bataille juridique au nom des retraités et des travailleurs de Papiers Fraser vient de commencer », a déclaré Dave Coles, président du SCEP. « C’est une question d’équité pour les retraités et les travailleurs qui ont perdu près de 40 % de leur pension. Les administrateurs de Papiers Fraser doivent maintenant rendre des comptes. »

« Nous annoncerons d’autres actions en justice dans les prochaines semaines au sujet des injustices subies par nos retraités et membres au Nouveau-Brunswick », a ajouté Dave Coles.

« Le SCEP soutient que les administrateurs de Papiers Fraser ont fait preuve d’une grossière négligence dans leurs obligations à l’égard de nos membres », estime Renaud Gagné, vice-président de la région du Québec du SCEP.

« La société a pris soin de ses actionnaires, mais les retraités et les travailleurs ont perdu leur sécurité de retraite. Nous demandons justice à la cour du Québec pour ces retraités et ces travailleurs. »

L’action intentée devant la Cour supérieure du Québec, hier, de l’ordre de 11,7 millions de dollars est une réponse aux décisions de placement des administrateurs de l’ancienne société Papiers Fraser. Papiers Fraser
appartenait en majorité à Brookfield Asset Management et exploitait des usines de pâtes et papiers à Thurso, au Québec, et à Edmundston, au Nouveau-Brunswick, avant la restructuration de la société en vertu de la Loi sur les arrangements avec les créanciers des compagnies (LACC) en 2010.

La majorité de la dette de Papiers Fraser portait sur le régime de retraite des employés et la restructuration a entraîné des coupes considérables aux pensions des retraités.

Le syndicat a aussi aidé les retraités de Papiers Fraser et les membres de leur famille à mettre sur pied « l’Association des victimes de Brookfield » au Québec et au Nouveau-Brunswick, dont la page Facebook et le compte Twitter racontent les témoignages des grandes difficultés que vivent les retraités de Papiers Fraser.

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