The Swedish Paper Workers Union alerted on Tuesday a total stoppage of six companies from 16 April, The filing of approximately 3000 employees. The companies involved are SCA Packaging in Munksund, Iggesund works, Korsnäs Gävle, Stora Enso Skoghall, Värö Bruk and Skärblacka Bruk.
Earlier, the union announced an overtime ban, but the mediators postponed this from April 5 to April 12.
- We feel that we must increase the pressure in wage negotiations. We have not managed to get our negotiating counterpart Forest Industries operating in the manner which you are entitled to expect, says paper Federal Chairman Jan-Henrik Sandberg.