Salaried Employees Strike Closes UPM Envelope Machine at Tervasaari Mill
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UPM, Heslinki, Finland, reports that it was forced to close its envelope paper machine at the Tervasaari Paper Mill in Valkeakoski, Finland, due to the salaried employees' strike. The strike issued by the Salaried Employees' Union PRO in Finland started on April 6. Production work at the envelope paper machine ended Wednesday of this week, affecting about 40 employees. The two other paper machines at the Tervasaari mill will continue production.
"We have been working hard to improve our cost competitiveness during the recent years. Unfortunately, this strike is now destroying the good results of that work. The production disturbances also affect negatively our reputation as a reliable supplier in the eyes of our customers," says Juha Kääriäinen, GM of the Tervasaari Paper Mill.
Paper machines in other UPM paper mills in Finland are running for the time being, but the risks are increasing day by day, the company notes, adding that it has made special arrangements to keep the production running. These arrangements are causing extra costs for the company, it adds.
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