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Jul 15, 2023 · UPM Blandin paper operations shut down as union employees strike. Striking workers gather Saturday, July 15, 2023, outside UPM Blandin paper company with picket signs. Production at the mill was shut down after 166 hourly employees voted to strike amid contract negotiations with management.
Jul 17, 2023 · GRAND RAPIDS — Negotiations are expected to resume Tuesday, July 18, between striking union paper mill workers and UPM Blandin management. In an emailed statement Monday, a UPM North American spokesperson reported the next steps as operations remain shut down.
Aug 10, 2023 · Blandin Paper Co., owner of UPM Blandin in Grand Rapids, and Teamsters Local 346, which represents the mill's 166 hourly employees, reached a tentative contract agreement Thursday, the...
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Jul 20, 2023 · GRAND RAPIDS — UPM Blandin and striking Teamsters Union employees met for contract negotiations again Thursday, July 20, but a company spokesperson called the two offers “fundamentally different.”
Aug 10, 2023 · Leaders announced Thursday that the Blandin Paper Company and the Teamster Local 346 membership have reached a tentative agreement for a three-year labor contract with the mill’s 166 hourly employees. On July 15, employees of the UPM Blandin Paper Company went on strike.
Aug 11, 2023 · During a membership vote Friday, the Teamsters Local 346 approved the new labor contract with the UPM Blandin Paper Company. After almost a month of union members on strike, the agreement that was reached Thursday included a three-year labor contract with the mill’s 166 hourly employees.
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Jul 16, 2023 · UPDATE: In a statement from UPM Blandin Paper on Monday, the company confirmed that negotiations with union membership will resume on Tuesday, July 18th.
