The IGBCE union has announced resistance to the planned cuts of around 640 jobs
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The plant in Dresden specializes in the production of flu and hepatitis vaccines. The IGBCE reports an industry-wide loss of 4,250 jobs in Saxony.
According to the union, the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) wants to close its Dresden site by 2028. Around 640 jobs were affected, as the IGBCE union announced. Accordingly, the workforce was informed about the plans on Thursday. The union announced decisive resistance. The company could not immediately be reached for comment.
GSK produces vaccines against flu and hepatitis at its Dresden factory. According to previous information from the company, two million vaccine doses are produced per week.
With the closure, Saxony risks losing highly qualified industrial jobs and Germany risks losing important pharmaceutical production expertise, as the IGBCE further announced. “This news hits us to the core,” said Peter Mißbach, chairman of the works council at the GSK Dresden site. “We will fight unitedly, loudly and decisively for our jobs.”
According to the union, 4,250 jobs have now been lost in the industry in Saxony. She called on the company to suspend the closure plans, to disclose the basis for the decision and to seriously negotiate alternatives with the works council and the union. A joint location summit is expected from the federal and state governments.
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