Paperworker Union News Today

Members of the paperworkers' union are not on strike, but the companies say the plants cannot operate due to the walkout by transport and logistics workers.

The Finnish Transport Workers’ Union (AKT) is planning a strike that would bring to a halt bus services in the largest cities of Finland on Thursday, according to information obtained by Helsingin Sanomat.

Our annual round-up of all the big news stories from the past 12 months – January.

The already under pressure paper industry began 2022 in an entirely inauspicious manner. At the end of 2021 the Finnish Paperworkers’ Union, Paperiliitto, issued a strike notification to start at 6am on 1 January at UPM’s mills.

Our annual round-up of all the big news stories from the past 12 months – January.

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The production ramp-up has proceeded as planned. Production volumes reached normal levels during the first week after the strike. Antti Jääskeläinen, executive vice president, UPM Raflatac, said: ‘We are pleased that a new business-specific agreement is now reached with the Finnish Paperworkers’ Union, enabling us to better serve our customers in the future. The agreement

Strikes by Palestinian teachers on the West Bank over pay and conditions continue in defiance of union; teachers in 50 cities across Iran and petrochemical workers walk out over pay and conditions; general strike in Algeria over rise in price of cooking oil and wheat; miners at Sibanye-Stillwater gold mines South African entering third month of strike reject latest pay offer and hold out for 9.8 percent; one-day national strikes and rallies in Italy and Belgium over pay

The strike covered UPM Pulp, UPM Communication Papers, UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Raflatac and UPM Biofuels units in Finland. UPM will restart customer deliveries as soon as possible. The conciliator submitted settlement proposals for separate collective labor agreements for all five businesses, which both parties approved. ‘We are very pleased that the parties have approved