Layoffs and Further Shutdowns Await Pirelli Carlisle Workers

A report in the Cumberland News indicates that 20 more jobs are to go from Pirelli’s factory in Carlisle. According to the paper, employees have been informed of the redundancies. Pirelli is said to hope that the positions can be eliminated through voluntary redundancies.

Additionally, two further temporary plant shutdowns are scheduled, and the factory will close for five days during March and a further five in April.