It is completely unreasonable for the trade union Pro to single UPM out with a strike that aims for goals, which would affect the collective bargaining negotiations of the entire industry, according to the Finnish Forest Industries Federation.“Pro’s strike puts the jobs of salaried paper industry employees at risk in Finland. It is clear that international companies will in future concentrate their support functions into countries with stable operating environments. The damage this strike would cause is also completely disproportionate in relation to the issue it aims to influence,” says Jari Forss, Deputy Director General of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation.“Striking does nothing to improve Finland’s position, nor does it create more jobs – it would be much wiser for the parties to work together and identify ways with which the operating environment could be strengthened,” Forss points out.The strike started on April 6 and is announced to last until April 20. An over-time ban at all Finnish pulp and paper mills is in effect paralell to the strike at the UPM mills.