Strike in Finland's pulp and paper industry is over

摘要

After two weeks of strike, employees at the Finnish mills of UPM, Stora Enso and other pulp and paper companies are going back to work. A collective bargaining agreement has been reached. The liberating decision came on Monday, 10 February, at 2 p.m. After months of struggle, Finland's paper union Paperiliitto and the Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) have finally agreed on the terms of new contracts. This means that the industry-wide strike, which has been paralysing big parts of the country's pulp and paper industry, is now over. "All work stoppages related to labour disputes end with immediate effect," announced the National Conciliator's Office. Paperiliitto and the National Conciliator's Office reported that the mediator had made a conciliation proposal on 9 February, which the negotiating parties finally approved.The parties reportedly agreed, amongst others, on an average salary increase of 3.3 per cent. The new collective bargaining agreement will be valid until 31 December 2021.