Steel plate and tube maker Evraz lays off 125 workers in Regina
by The Canadian Press
The company blamed steel dumping and delayed pipeline approvals for poor market conditions. A spokesman for the company said Evraz plans to bring back the employees when conditions improve
REGINA—Evraz says it’s laying off 125 workers at its tubular division in Regina over delays in pipeline approvals and the impact of “unfairly traded imports.”
A company spokesman said in an emailed statement late July 25 that employees got the layoff notices the previous Friday.
The spokesman says the company will bring back the employees when conditions improve.
In May, Evraz laid off about 90 people at its Regina operation, and 260 at its Calgary location.
Evraz makes steel plate and coil, small and large diameter pipe, and oil and gas well tubing for the energy sector at its Regina plants.
Mike Day, who represents 125 members with United Steelworkers of America Local 5890, says workers are confused because a supervisor told them at a meeting on Friday “to get more pipe out the door.”
“Due to the substantial impact of unfairly traded imports and of delays in pipeline approvals on our tubular business, Evraz North America provided layoff notices to 125 employees at the Regina site on July 22nd,” the Evraz spokesman said in the email.
“We look forward to bringing these employees back to work when conditions improve. We will work diligently with our partners to fight the unfairly traded imports that are affecting our business and the livelihoods of our employees.”
With files from radio station CJME
