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| Up to 140 jobs are to go at the Sun Microsystems plant in West Lothian, it has emerged. | Up to 140 jobs are to go at the Sun Microsystems plant in West Lothian, it has emerged. |
| The company has announced it is stopping manufacturing at its Linlithgow base from May next year to cut costs, moving production to the US. | |
| Sun said other jobs at the plant would not be directly affected by the decision to stop manufacturing. | |
| West Lothian Council said it was seeking urgent talks with the firm over the future of the plant. | |
| Hugh Aitken, vice president of Sun's worldwide manufacturing, said the job losses accounted for 15-17% of the Scottish workforce. | |
| 'Loyal workforce' | |
| He said the company would transfer manufacturing from Linlithgow to a plant in the US state of Oregon. | |
| "This is a difficult process for the Sun staff involved and our human resources department will work closely with them in the months to come to help them find alternatives opportunities," he said. | |
| Martyn Day, West Lothian Council's executive councillor for development and transport, said it was "very disappointing" news for the area. | |
| "It is a particular setback at this time of year," he said. | "It is a particular setback at this time of year," he said. |
| "We will be seeking urgent discussions to find out more details about today's announcement and the company's future plans for West Lothian. | "We will be seeking urgent discussions to find out more details about today's announcement and the company's future plans for West Lothian. |
| "Sun has a highly skilled and loyal workforce and we will be working with our partners to try to assist employees find new jobs and offer financial advice." | "Sun has a highly skilled and loyal workforce and we will be working with our partners to try to assist employees find new jobs and offer financial advice." |