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Jul 20, 2023 · 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.
- Tammy Bobrowsky
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Jul 15, 2023 · Production at the mill was shut down after 166 hourly employees voted to strike amid contract negotiations with management. Workers walked out and production at the paper mill ceased due to the Teamsters Local No. 346 strike, which was authorized Friday amid contract negotiations with management.
Aug 2, 2023 · Blandin Paper Company and the Teamsters Local 346 membership have agreed to resume negotiations on Wednesday, August 9. Both parties have also agreed for a federal mediator to join. Blandin leaders are remaining hopeful that they can move forward and reach an agreement.
- Jeffrey Mcclure
Aug 21, 2023 · In an emailed statement, a company spokesperson said the company is planning to restart operations the week of Sept. 11 at the Grand Rapids plant — eight weeks after a strike by Teamsters Local No. 346 shut it down.
Dec 21, 2017 · UPM announced that all related processes to the planned closure of the PM 5 at its Blandin mill in Minnesota, USA, had now been completed. The machine would be permanently closed by the end of this year, the company said.
Jul 22, 2023 · Workers from Grand Rapids’ UPM Blandin paper mill have now been on strike for a week over disputes regarding the mill’s two-tier economic and benefits system and what they say are insufficient wages.
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Jul 22, 2023 · Today’s UPM Blandin workforce of 230 is about one-quarter of what it was at the turn of the century. Duluth-based Business North reported total employment at the mill was 900 in 2000. In 2003, the company shuttered two paper machines, cutting about 300 positions and leaving about 500 on staff.
