Topic: Forestry and Logging Industries
2-week port strike in Finland ends
AP News
Crippling 2-week port strike in Finland ends after mediationA port strike that shut down most of Finland's foreign trade has ended, National Conciliator Esa Lonka said Friday. "It's over," Lonka said. "Dock workers will go back to work as soon as possible." Stevedores began the strike on March ...
Dock strike hits key industries in Finland
AFP Global Edition
A Finnish dock workers' strike that has crippled the export-reliant Nordic country's foreign trade entered its fifth day Monday, with major companies saying they were forced to temporarily halt operations. The key forestry industry was one of the worst-hit, with the world's largest magazine paper maker UPM-Kymmene announcing ...
China calls U.S. duties on paper, salts unfair
Reuters US Online Report Politics News
BEIJING (Reuters) - The decision by the United States to impose preliminary duties on Chinese coated paper and phosphate salts was unfair and discriminatory, a spokesman for China's Commerce Ministry said in a statement seen on Saturday. The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday hit Chinese coated paper companies with ...
Finnish dock workers begin strike halting cargo
AP News
Finnish dock workers' strike halts cargo transports after labor talks break downDock workers stopped handling cargo at Finnish ports on Thursday after labor contract negotiations broke down, leading to the closing of most of the country's foreign trade. The strike began at 6 a.m. (0400 GMT) after talks ...
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