Eighth strike warning for UPM Plywood – strike starts on 21 April and lasts until 27 April

The Industrial Union has today 4 April issued new strike warning at UPM Plywood’s four units in Finland. The strike warning is the eighth one during this round of negotiations.

The strike covers all shifts starting between Monday April 21 at 00:00 and Sunday April 27 at 23:59 according to the shift list.

The company-specific collective bargaining negotiations have been ongoing since spring 2024 without the parties reaching a result. The responsibility for the slow progress of the negotiations and the fact that work stoppages have already been ongoing for a month lies with the forestry company UPM.

The strike does not apply to work performed to protect human life and health, nor to work performed at the company’s own occupational health station, nor to work performed in the company’s factory fire departments.

The strike involves around 1,000 employees in the company.