Finland: paper production white collars affiliated with Pro union go on strike

Paper production suspended.  The movement, which currently affects nearly 1,500 UPM employees, also affects the company’s headquarters in Helsinki, administrative and financial services, notably the administrative center of Tampere, as well as export operations on the Kotka port platform.  Almost immediately after Pro’s executives and administrative members stopped working, production in the Finnish factories of the group, second largest paper producer in Europe, stropped because orders could not be processed and logistical organization was paralyzed.  The movement should end on April 20th.  From April 27th, the second wave of strikes will affect the headquarters of the Stora Enso and Metsäliitto producers.
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Paper production suspended. The movement, which currently affects nearly 1,500 UPM employees, also affects the company’s headquarters in Helsinki, administrative and financial services, notably the administrative center of Tampere, as well as export operations on the Kotka port platform. Almost immediately after Pro’s executives and administrative members stopped working, production in the Finnish factories of the group, second largest paper

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