Union, ex-Mylan plant leaders reach severance deal

Operators of the former Mylan pharmaceuticals plant in Morgantown and local union members have reached a final severance agreement as the facility nears closure this month, the union’s international office announced Friday.

Details of the agreement were unavailable Friday, but it includes severance pay and other benefits for workers who will lose their jobs July 31, according to a news release. Viatris, the company now operating the plant, and the United Steelworkers Local 8-957 have been in negotiations since Viatris announced the closure in December.

Fred Redmond, the international office’s vice president of human affairs, who led the union’s health care bargaining, said the work this year to secure a respectable severance package has been tough on union members.

“Closing this plant is a tragic decision, and we fought hard to get these hard workers an agreement that reflects their years of dedication and service,” Redmond said. “We will continue fighting for these members and their community, and do everything we can to ease the burden of this transition.”

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