Alarm mood in Findorff: Gestra AG threatens massive job cuts!

Alarm mood in Findorff: Gestra AG threatens massive job cuts!

In the Findorff district of Bremen, it is bubbling: Gestra AG, a traditional manufacturer of valves and control systems, faces a hard restructuring process, which could result in the end of jobs. The workforce feels betrayed and faces a “beginning of the end” of the location. This reports the Weser-Kurier .

The works council and IG Metall described the serious effects of the planned changes in the advisory board of Findorff. The Advisory Board classified the corporate plans as “short -sighted and irresponsible” and spoke out for solidarity with the employees. The chairman of the works council, Reiner Mertin, expressed great concerns about the decision of the parent company Spirax Sarco to reduce more than 80 jobs in Bremen by 2027

a location in danger

GESTRA AG, which currently employs around 400 employees and produces products for power plants and steam boilers, is faced with significant challenges. If the parent company locked doors for growth two years ago through a planned move, this project has now been put on hold. The future of the Bremen location is increasingly unsafe. "The substance of the location is endangered," says the IG Metall union, which continues to urge the stability of the jobs.

Management plans to partially resolve the metal cutting, a key department that may be shifted to other locations. According to the companies, the economic situation is used as a reason. But the employees are skeptical: after all, Gestra AG has achieved high sales in recent years. Ute Buggeln from IG Metall Bremen said that the decisions were frolicking in the British group headquarters - decisions that leave little space for the participation of the Bremen employees.

a worrying trend

The upcoming job cuts at Gestra, however, is not the only negative aspect for the factory staff. 18 employees have already lost their jobs this year. "The talk of" getting started out "is very worried," adds Mertins. The works council and the union fear that the risks for the labor market in Bremen will continue to increase, which is also reinforced by the general imbalance of the Bremen economy. A look at the figures shows that the Bremen location has a high dependency on industrial companies and exports, which makes it vulnerable to economic developments, such as the Chamber of Employee

The economic senator and Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte offers to travel personally to England to clarify the situation. In the meantime, the advisory board urges long -term securing of the location and receiving all jobs. "There is something," says the unanimous opinion, and the concern about the procedure of the parent company becomes loud, especially with regard to the economic security of the region.

In terms of optimism, the mood is rather steamed. With the change of management in the parent company, concerns about future investments are increasing in the Bremen location. Another warning is the planned reduction in the number of new trainees who further increase uncertainty among employees.

The pressure on the regional economy is great and the outcome of developments at Gestra AG remains uncertain what could have far -reaching consequences for the employees and the entire Bremen industry. Time is urging, because the next steps have to be clarified quickly to ensure the safety of the jobs in Findorff.