05.01.22
For the secon straight week, L&NW readers sought out more information on the recent ending of the UPM strike in Finland. The strike covered UPM Pulp, UPM Communication Papers, UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Raflatac and UPM Biofuels units in Finland.
UPM will restart customer deliveries as soon as possible.
“In the negotiations, many aspects of the contracts were viewed from a totally new standpoint. The process was long but, in the end, we were able to agree on terms of employment that take the needs and special features of our businesses into account. New terms enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the businesses and mills as well as ensure good terms for employees, too,” says Jyrki Hollmén, vice president, labor markets at UPM.
Meanwhile, a record number of members and vendor partners arrived at the 10th in-person FLAG (Flexo Label Advantage Group) Annual Members Meeting in Bloomington, MN, USA. From April 19-21, 2022, nearly 110 attendees from 67 different companies sat in on educational sessions, networked and partook in the site tour at nearby Lofton Label.
“This event allows our members and vendor partners to work on their business and not in their business, with a real focus on thinking forward,” explained JC McKay, FLAG VP of business development.
Here are the highest-trafficked news items for the week ending on April 29:
1. UPM and Paperworkers’ Union reach agreement, end strike
2. FLAG ‘Thinks Forward’ at Annual Meeting in Minnesota
3. Multi-Color launches MCC Label Direct
4. Konica Minolta announces 1,000th AccurioLabel Series installation
5. DWS Printing & Packaging excels with MPS EF Symjet ‘powered by Domino’
UPM will restart customer deliveries as soon as possible.
“In the negotiations, many aspects of the contracts were viewed from a totally new standpoint. The process was long but, in the end, we were able to agree on terms of employment that take the needs and special features of our businesses into account. New terms enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the businesses and mills as well as ensure good terms for employees, too,” says Jyrki Hollmén, vice president, labor markets at UPM.
Meanwhile, a record number of members and vendor partners arrived at the 10th in-person FLAG (Flexo Label Advantage Group) Annual Members Meeting in Bloomington, MN, USA. From April 19-21, 2022, nearly 110 attendees from 67 different companies sat in on educational sessions, networked and partook in the site tour at nearby Lofton Label.
“This event allows our members and vendor partners to work on their business and not in their business, with a real focus on thinking forward,” explained JC McKay, FLAG VP of business development.
Here are the highest-trafficked news items for the week ending on April 29:
1. UPM and Paperworkers’ Union reach agreement, end strike
2. FLAG ‘Thinks Forward’ at Annual Meeting in Minnesota
3. Multi-Color launches MCC Label Direct
4. Konica Minolta announces 1,000th AccurioLabel Series installation
5. DWS Printing & Packaging excels with MPS EF Symjet ‘powered by Domino’