UPM workers' strike will continue in March due to conflict over union and the company's new labor agreement

Posted on February 16, 2022   |  

• An extension of the strike may be possible until the workers of the Wood Industry Group reach a new collective agreement with the company.
• In January, UPM employees at some power plants and wastewater treatment plants were forced to return to work in critical services such as district heating, following a decision by the Helsinki District Court.
• The union has been dealing with UPM on the points of an agreement that will manage wages and working conditions in the paper industry.
• Finnish labor negotiations guaranteed labor peace between unions and companies but UPM desires to negotiate on a divisional basis since managers claim that the enterprises are so different from each other that a single collective agreement is not appropriate.