Union disagrees with severence pay ineligibility

ST. MARYS - Union officials on Thursday said they&#39;re opposed to Durango-Georgia Paper Co.&#39;s position denying severance pay to more than 500 workers. <br> <br> The St. Marys paper mill is scheduled to close on Nov. 15, leaving about 900 jobless. <br> <br> Larry D. Brooker Sr., a representative for the Paper Allied Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union said if negotiations don&#39;t resolve the disagreement, ``we will take them to court. We will pursue this in any legal avenue we have to.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Under language in union contracts, only St. Marys Railroad employees and machinists&#39; union workers will be eligible for severance pay.