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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.
Aug 2, 2023 · On July 15, employees of the UPM Blandin Paper Company went on strike at 6 a.m. This came after members of the Teamsters Local 346 called to strike after weeks of contract negotiations. The Teamsters Local 346 contract with Blandin expired on July 1.
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Aug 8, 2023 · Striking UPM Blandin workers gather outside the paper mill Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Grand Rapids. Members of the Teamsters Local No. 346 voted to go on strike Friday after their demands for higher wages and better working conditions were not met by company management, according to the union.
Jul 20, 2023 · Striking union workers from UPM Blandin picket in one of several locations near the paper mill Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The mill is not operating while the strike continues.
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.
Aug 11, 2023 · News Reporting. GRAND RAPIDS — Union paper mill workers ratified a new three-year contract Friday, bringing an end to a 26-day strike. Teamsters Local 346, which represents UPM Blandin’s 166...
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Jul 24, 2023 · In the heart of down-town Grand Rapids, the labor strike of production and maintenance employees continues as UPM Blandin’s paper mill remains shut-down. On July 1, the union contract between...
