The Nationalist Party's Workers Solidarity branch, Alternattiva Demokratika and the General Workers' Union yesterday expressed solidarity with those employees of STMicroelectronics who are about to be laid off. ST Microelectronics will be shedding up to 450 employees this year, in line with its plans to downsize its worldwide operations. Of these, 250 to 300 jobs are expected to be lost through retirement or the non-renewal of temporary contract work.