Regina: Evraz steel workers feel uncertainty
Earlier this month, Evraz PLC announced it has plans to sell off its North American assets. With its largest shareholder a Russian billionaire, the company has been challenged by sanctions enacted due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
“We’re bystanders in the conflict,” Day said.
“The members and the workforce should not be punished for things beyond our control.”
Still, with the future of the plant unknown, workers have experienced confusion and uncertainty, Day said.
“Everybody is worried about their future,” he said, but added that the situation is “out of our control.
”The task at hand, he said, is for workers to go to work and go home safe to their families.
“Worrying about what’s going to happen or who’s going to buy us, if they sell, it’s just going to add stress to an already dangerous job.”