A New Brunswick paper mill worker fired for equating Zionists to Nazis has seen his dismissal replaced with four months of unpaid leave. Chamberlain’s union, UNIFOR, Local 523, grieved the shipper’s firing. Marichev testified “that he has known” Chamberlain “for a few years,” said the decision. At one point in their conversation, Marichev testified, Chamberlain became “quite agitated … and was raising his voice,” said the decision. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“The comments were a severe violation of the (mill’s) workplace harassment … policy and must reflect that fact.

Source: National Post January 08, 2026 11:33 UTC