Blandin Paper Company

Case Number: 18-RC-017051

Date Filed: 10/10/2002

Status: Closed

No. of Employees: 650

Location: Grand Rapids, MN

Region Assigned: Region 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Unit Description: All current hourly production and maintenance classifications to include the Yard Department (Crew Leader, Crane Operator, Equipment Operator, Yard Truck Driver and Track Maintenance-Utility); Woodroom Department (Woodroom Operator, Woodroom Assistant Operator and Saw Filer); PGW Department (PGW Operator, PGW Operator Assistant, PGW Feed Deck Recl., Feed Deck and Stone Conditioner); Beater Room Department (Beater Eng., Mill Beater Eng., Slabbermen, Hydro Operator and Main Mill Slabbermen); Machine Room Department (Machine Tenders, Back Tenders, Third Hands and Fourth Hands); Coater Department (Coater Operators, Assistant Operators, Re-Reeler Operators, Coater Helpers, Second Helpers, Clay Prep Operators, Bulk Plant Operators and Clay Prep Reserve); Super Calendar Department (Operators-Super, Operators-Winder, Operators-Salvage, Operators-Biwinder, Winder Helpers, Salvage Helpers, Winder Helper Assistants, Biwinder Helpers, First Helpers and Second Helpers); Finishing Room Department (M.M. Loading Foremen, Loading Foremen, Wrap Line Technicians, Assistant Wrap Line Technicians, Wrap Scalers, Fin/Truckers, Carmen/Utility, Head Coreman, Coreman, Cores Floater); Quality Control Department (Verification Technicians and Head Testers). Technical Service Department (Technicians); Material Handling Department (Crew Leaders and Lift Truck Drivers); Storeroom Department (Receiving Clerk, Warehousemen, Store Room Counterman and Stores Helper); Watchman Department (Watchman, Head Gardner/Utility and Gardner); Utility Department (Utility Coordinator, Area Cleaners, Filter Cleaners, Power Sweeper Operators, Cleaners and Clothing Men); Washroom Cleaner Department (Washroom Cleaners and General Helpers). Labor Pool Department (to include all Utility 1 and Utility 2 classifications regardless of the department assigned); Electrical Department (Shift Electrician Technicians, Electrician Technicians, Shift Electricians and First Class Electricians); Process Control Department (all Process Control Technicians and Shift Technicians); Machining Department (all Machinists); Pipefitting Department (Master Pipefitters, Pipefitter Technicians, Shift Pipefitters, First Class Pipefitters, Pipefitter-Welders and the Heating and Ventilating Classification); Millwright Department (Shift Millwrights and First Class Millwrights); Mobile Equipment Mechanic Department (M/W Mobile Equipment Mechanics); Welding Department (all Welders); Sheet Metal Department (First Class Sheetmetalmen and Sheetmetal-Welders); Painting Department (Painter-Insulators); Oiling Department (Oilers); Construction Department (First Class Millwrights, First Class Millwrights-Welders and Mason Millwrights). Excluded: Management Personnel, Office Clerical Personnel, Supervisors and Guards as defined in the Act.