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1. www.kaxe.org › local-news › 2023/07/20Company, union exchange ‘fundamentally different’ proposals ...

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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.”

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2. www.kaxe.org › local-news › 2023/07/17UPM Blandin, Teamsters to resume union contract ... - KAXE

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   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.

3. www.kaxe.org › local-news › 2023/07/15UPM Blandin paper operations shut down as union ... - KAXE

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   Jul 15, 2023 · GRAND RAPIDS — There is no fresh paper rolling out of UPM Blandin in Grand Rapids as hourly workers went on strike at 6 a.m. Saturday, July 15. 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.

4. www.ism.org › news › the-current-state-of-musicThe current state of music education and the impact of the ...

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   Oct 26, 2023 · The Department for Education’s much delayed, refreshed National Plan for Music Education finally landed in June 2022, setting out the Government’s vision to 2030 for music education in England. Music is described as: “an essential part of a broad and ambitious curriculum for all pupils” and the NPME gives a nod to inclusion, stating that:

5. lptv.org › upm-blandin-employees-in-grand-rapidsUPM Blandin Employees in Grand Rapids Continue Strike with ...

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   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.

6. www.telegraph.co.uk › music › classical-musicMusic is vanishing from our universities – and that’s a disaster

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   Oct 9, 2024 · Insiders blame ‘weasel words’ and inclusivity drives for the decline of music in British higher education. Does the subject have a future?

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   What happened at UPM Blandin?

   • Striking UPM Blandin workers gather Saturday, July 15, 2023, with picket signs along Northwest Fourth Street in Grand Rapids. Production at the mill was shut down after 166 hourly employees voted to strike amid contract negotiations with management. “If you spend too much time at work, all you think about is not being at work,” Oveson said.

   UPM Blandin paper operations shut down as union employees strike

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   Why did UPM Blandin workers go on strike?

   • 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.

   UPM Blandin paper operations shut down as union employees strike

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   Is UPM Blandin a union?

   • The company did not address any of the specific claims made by union representatives. According to UPM’s website, UPM Blandin employs 230 people and produces 230,000 metric tons of coated magazine and catalog paper each year. Oveson said 166 of those employees are union members.

   UPM Blandin paper operations shut down as union employees strike

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   How many people work at UPM Blandin?

   • 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.

   Striking UPM Blandin paper mill workers rally in Grand Rapids

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   How much do UPM Blandin employees make in 2022?

   • According to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, the average annual wage for paper manufacturing jobs in 2022 was about $82,250, or about 18% higher than the Minnesota average. Union officials have declined to provide specifics about what UPM Blandin employees make in either tier or how much of a raise they’re seeking.

   Striking UPM Blandin paper mill workers rally in Grand Rapids

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   What is UPM Blandin's two-tier wage and benefit system?

   • Rychart is a millwright in the paper roll shop at UPM Blandin. He said a two-tier wage and benefit system — to which the union originally agreed in 2016 — that places newer workers at lower wages and benefits means some of his coworkers struggle to pay the bills. “They’re making less than I was when I started here back 17 years ago,” Rychart said.

   Striking UPM Blandin paper mill workers rally in Grand Rapids

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8. minnesotareformer.com › 2023/07/22 › striking-upmStriking UPM Blandin paper mill workers rally in Grand Rapids

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   Jul 22, 2023 · GRAND RAPIDS — Fiery speeches drowned out the honks of passing motorists as hundreds of striking UPM Blandin workers and supporters gathered for a rally Friday. “I swear to goodness I saw the most American thing I’ve seen in the past 10 years happen today,” said Zak Radzak, secretary-treasurer for the Teamsters Local No. 346.