UPM Continues "Intense Negotiations" with Paperworkers' Union in Finland

"Intense negotiations will continue. We call for rapid progress and spirit of compromise, so we can find satisfactory solutions for all parties and start our mills again." – UPM.

Feb. 24, 2022 (Press Release) - Intense negotiations between UPM and Paperworkers' Union continue. Today, the union announced a three-week extension to the strike at most of UPM's Finnish mills, until 2 April 2022, unless new collective labour agreements are reached before that.

The Paperworkers' Union strike at UPM Pulp, UPM Biofuels, UPM Communication Papers, UPM Specialty Papers and UPM Raflatac units in Finland began 1 January 2022. Currently, approximately 200 union members work at the mills in tasks critical to society, such as power plants and water treatment facilities.

"In recent weeks the parties have negotiated both in the presence of the National Concialiator as well as in one-on-one negotiations. The parties now are familiar with each other's objectives, so the negotiators have the chance to bargain and reach business-specific agreements," says Jyrki Hollmén, Vice President, Labour markets, UPM.

"Intense negotiations will continue. We call for rapid progress and spirit of compromise, so we can find satisfactory solutions for all parties and start our mills again. UPM businesses are doing their best to advance an open dialogue between the negotiating parties," Hollmén concludes.

All UPM businesses have organized internal teleconferences, where the negotiation goals have been opened and the personnel has had an opportunity to ask detailed questions.

UPM will service its customers from its mills outside of Finland to the extent possible. At this point, UPM does not disclose estimates of the economic impacts of the strikes.

UPM delivers renewable and responsible solutions and innovate for a future beyond fossils across six business areas: UPM Biorefining, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac, UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Communication Papers and UPM Plywood. To learn more, visit: www.upm.com.

SOURCE: UPM

Read a related article on PaperAge.com: UPM Says Paperworkers' Union Continues Strike at Several of Its Mills - Feb. 4, 2022.