Eleventh strike warning for UPM Plywood – strike planned to start on 12 May

The Industrial Union has today 25 April issued a new strike warning at UPM Plywood’s four units in Finland. At the same time, the strike notice has been expanded to also apply to Järvi-Suomen Voima Oy’s operations in Pellos.

The strike covers all shifts starting between Monday May 12 at 00:00 and Sunday May 18 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 solely with the forestry company UPM Plywood.

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.

The Industrial Union has also declared an overtime ban at UPM-Kymmene Corporation’s sawmill operations as solidarity action. The overtime ban is in effect from 28 April to 11 May, and applies to all employees, regardless of whether they are union members or not.