Apr 25, 2012. /Lesprom Network/. Tembec reached an agreement with its employees from its Kapuskasing, Ontario newsprint mill, sawmill and forest operations, where Tembec employs a total of 582 employees, of which 498 are unionized, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. This collective agreement covers a 5-year contract that will expire in April 2017. “This agreement would not have been achieved without the support and hard work from all Local union leaderships, as well as those at the National and International levels,” stated Marc Tremblay, Tembec Chief Negotiator. Tembec is a manufacturer of forest products – lumber, pulp, paper and specialty cellulose – and a global leader in sustainable forest management practices. Principal operations are in Canada and France.