Unionized mill workers occupied the Grand Falls office of Conservative MP Mike Allen for about three hours on Monday.

Members of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, who work at the Fraser Mill in Edmundston, wanted to press their concerns for the federal government to provide help to the forest industry.

Pat Roy, the CEP's administrative vice-president for the Atlantic region, said they left the Tobique-Mactaquac MP's office after three hours once they received a commitment from Allen that he would take their concerns to Ottawa.

"He responded positively that he could see our concern. He wrote us a letter. He's going to bring our point to Parliament," Roy said.

"He didn't promise anything. But for us we were satisfied with his answer. If everyone was doing the same we could probably get somewhere."

The union said the federal government has had an "aloof attitude" to the forest industry's downturn, which it says has cost 55,000 workers their jobs in the last two years.

Similar protests were also staged at the offices of Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Josée Venier, Revenue Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Government House Leader Jay Hill and B.C. MP John Duncan.

Among the demands from the CEP, as outlined in a statement:

• Provide loan guarantees to forest companies facing financial difficulty to they can continue operating.
• Protect workers' pensions if a company goes bankrupt.
• Match U.S. tax credits to the industry for the use of alternative fuel.
• Create a national adjustment fund for workers impacted by mill closures.
• Hold a national summit of key stakeholders on the future of the forest industry.