Hard blow to trade in Skellefteå when Northvolt announces

Now the trade employees’ union is preparing for the possibility that there may be a notice in the wake of Northvolt’s layoffs.

– It is mainly the grocery stores that can be affected, says Andreas Sjögren.

“Preparing us for downsizing”

As for other stores, much of the trade goes via e-commerce, and there Northvolt’s layoffs don’t hit so hard.

– We are preparing for reductions. We have adjustment funds that are well stocked so that the members can find a new job, he says and continues:

– We hope that this is just a blip in the green transition, but we are prepared that there may be redundancies quite soon.

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