Overview

• Spreewaldhof plans to close its Golßen cucumber production facility and consolidate operations in Schöneiche, citing years of financial losses.
• The closure would affect 220 jobs, though some employees have been offered positions at the Schöneiche facility.
• The NGG union has collected 2,000 signatures opposing the closure and is calling for corporate and political intervention to save the site.
• Production at the Golßen facility will continue through 2025 despite the planned shutdown, which was announced in January.
• The Spreewald cucumber, a culturally significant product in Eastern Germany, is at risk, adding urgency to the resistance efforts.