Chillicothe — Some former paper mill employees have found work, but many at jobs with long drives – and others are struggling with unemployment. And, expansion of employment at the new glove factory at the former mill, and promised jobs at the former atomic plant near Piketon, would help the workforce even more. That is the word from an officer in the paper mill union.

Todd Fannon is in U.S. Steelworkers Local 731. His union represents the workers of the Chillicothe site, the main mill – the Chilpaco side has its own union, Local 988. (The union’s president spoke at the April 18th rally .) He was invited to the ‘paper mill response team’ weekly meeting on Tuesday afternoon , October 14th, 2025, to help set up a $5.5M fund established by the sale of the mill from Pixelle / H.I.G., to

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