177 jobs to go at Pfizer in Cork

UPDATE: Pfizer is to let go 177 staff at its two pharmaceutical plants in Cork, it told workers in meetings this morning; SIPTU union says no jobs will go in 2012.

The expiration of the patent on the drug Lipitor was a key factor in Pfizer's decision.
The expiration of the patent on the drug Lipitor was a key factor in Pfizer's decision.

Pfizer is to let go 177 staff at its two pharmaceutical plants in Cork, it told workers in meetings this morning.

The company said that the expiration of its patent on the drug Lipitor was a key factor in the decision.

Union SIPTU said its representatives met management of Pfizer this afternoon to discuss the threatened job losses at ...