Apr 01, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. The Finnish trade union Pro, representing mainly salaried employees, has announced an overtime ban concerning salaried paper industry employees commencing 1 April, as the Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. "The overtime ban is not a solution, and the parties should instead convene to settle matters by negotiation. Pro’s demand for a 3.5% pay hike is totally oversized in comparison to the other pay solutions reached this spring,” says Jari Forss, Deputy Director General of the FFIF. In addition, the trade union Pro has issued a strike warning. The strike would affect salaried employees at paper mills belonging to UPM on 6-20 April. The collective labour agreement for salaried paper industry employees covers more than 3,000 people.