Paperworkers’ Union announces extension to the strike at several UPM mills in Finland – negotiations between UPM and the union continue in the official conciliation process
(UPM, Helsinki, 31.3.2022 at 13:30 EEST) – The Paperworkers’ Union announced today that the strike at most UPM’s Finnish mills will continue until 30 April 2022, unless new collective labour agreements are reached before that. Yet another extension of two weeks to the strike comes at a moment when negotiations between the union and UPM businesses continue intensively, and the conciliator has submitted a settlement proposal in the negotiations between UPM Pulp and the union. The parties must state their position on the proposal by 14 April. "Drafting of business specific collective