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UPM strike: despair as union rejects proposals
Printers and print buyers are in despair after the Finnish Paperworkers' Union rejected the four UPM strike settlement proposals on the table – apparently due to the impasse at Communication Papers...
Shop stewards demand action at UPM Communication Papers
Chief shop stewards at UPM businesses have written an open letter to the firm’s CEO demanding that negotiations to resolve long-running strike action should be resumed immediately at its Communication...
‘Phygital’ future for colour, say designers
The pandemic has powered a trend for colours and designs that transcend the borders between media, as UK designers gear up for a future where technology is integrated even closer into our daily lives,...
Talks stall at crucial UPM business unit
A mixed picture is emerging from the ongoing mediation process aimed at resolving the long-running strike action at UPM’s Finnish mills.
Hopes raised for resolution at UPM labels wing
A possible agreement is in sight over strike action at UPM Raflatac and UPM Specialty Papers.
UPM strike to hit 100th day
The strike at UPM will pass the 100-day mark this weekend, with no official update given on the situation since last week.
First published hybrid hemp paper book gets London debut
A hybrid hemp paper that is suitable for book publishing and HP Indigo printing is being shown in a published book for the first time at this week’s London Book Fair.
March headlines overtaken by YM and paper woes
One topic unsurprisingly dominates March’s round-up of the most-read articles on printweek.com: the lead up to and subsequent administration of YM Group’s web division businesses. A month of bad news...
UPM strike extended again
Strike action at UPM will run for an unprecedented four months, after the Paperworkers’ Union announced a further extension until 30 April.
Unions ask UPM shareholders to act over strike
A trio of global trade unions has written to UPM’s major shareholders warning that the group’s “anti-union stance is an investment risk”.