Chuck Rocha

New Page officials announced today that they are shutting down the #11 paper machine at the Rumford mill, and with it goes about 60 jobs.

Today’s news has people talking about trade policy, as they make their picks for a presidential candidate. Many union workers favor John Edwards.

New Page closed paper machines in Maine, Wisconsin and Ohio. Most of the 660 job cuts were in Wisconsin.

Chuck Rocha, national political director for USW, said he expects Edwards to make a statement on the mill closings in Nevada tonight.

Edwards’ schedule only stretches through the South Carolina caucuses, and Rocha said he does not know if he will visit any of the mill sites.