Local employees of Merck Serono started a protest against the shutdown of their headquarter in Geneva. According to trade union Unia up to 1,500 jobs, including 250 long-term contract workers, are affected. A strike that was announced in case company officials were not willing to extend the timeframe for consultations with the union leadership was averted. The management has accepted a prolongation of the consultations with three weeks.
English: http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/serono-workers-threaten-strike ...
German: http://www.unia.ch/Aussetzung-des-Streiks-beschlo ...
French: http://www.unia.ch/news_aktion_fr.9.0.html ...
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