Kapuskasing history: New contract at Spruce Falls : My Kap-Hearst Now

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Kapuskasing history: New contract at Spruce Falls : My Kap-Hearst Now

Any small town largely dependent on a single industry always breathes a sigh of relief… whenever a new contract is reached.  That’s what we’re looking at today, in our Kapuskasing history feature. In the November 22nd, 1961 edition of the Northern Times, it’s reported that Spruce Falls – the paper company – had reached agreement with the union representing 1,300 workers. It was based on a six-day-a-week operation, with a raise retroactive to May…