580 Jobs at Risk! Winti City President: «Fighting for every job»
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Winterthur City, 18.09.2026 - 06:53 The announced drastic job cuts at Zimmer Biomet occupied the city parliament. The Winterthur City Council continues to try to prevent the job cuts. The Winterthur City Council is still trying everything to prevent the impending drastic job cuts in the industrial sector. The US medical technology company Zimmer Biomet has announced plans to cut up to 580 of the 730 jobs at its Winterthur site. «As the City Council, we are very concerned,» said City President Stefan Fritschi on Monday evening during the parliamentary debate. «We are fighting for every single job, even if it seems hopeless,» Fritschi added. The day after the bad news, a City Council delegation met with the company for talks in a hotel room at the airport. «We stated that for us, there is no discussion that the hundred young people in training must complete their apprenticeships. Zimmer Biomet has verbally assured us that it is prepared to take on this responsibility. Here, we can take them at their word,» Fritschi said. Another meeting is scheduled for today, Thursday, September 17. Government Councillor and Director of Economic Affairs Carmen Walker Späh will also be present at the negotiations. «Even an internationally established company like Zimmer Biomet has a responsibility towards its employees and it has a responsibility towards the location,» Fritschi added. Nobody...
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