Striking paper mill workers, UPM Blandin reach tentative agreement
The 166 union members will vote on the new three-year contract Friday.
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The 166 union members will vote on the new three-year contract Friday.
Over 150 paper mill workers are continuing their strike over their company’s two-tier wage system, agreed upon by the Teamsters in 2016.
The Members of Teamsters Local 346 working at Blandin Paper in Grand Rapids have voted to strike.
Production at UPM Blandin will stop, as 166 members of the union begin a work stoppage Saturday morning.
Sen. Smith meets with Teamsters to celebrate win for pensions Teamsters Local 346 is part of Central States Pension Fund, which is on its way to being insolvent as it pays out $3.46 for every dollar it takes in. 4:34 pm, Apr. 23, 2021 × U.S. Sen. Tina Smith laughs with Proctor Mayor Chad Ward, business agent with Local 346, during a meeting at the Teamsters Local 346 Friday afternoon. Smith spoke about the recently enacted American Rescue Plan to avoid a looming pension crisis that threatened the retirement security of more than 1 million Americans, including 22,000 M...