CCNL Metalmeccanica Industry: An additional 8 hours of strike expected

The Italian trade unions Fim, Fiom, and Uilm have announced an 8-hour national strike in response to the “counter-platform” proposed by employers’ associations Federmeccanica and Assistal. The unions denounced the counter-platform as a tool to disregard their proposals regarding wages and regulations. The unions argue that the negotiation should stem from their proposed platform, considering it in an international context. They see the counter-platform as an effort to delegitimise the role of the trade unions. The unions are organising a strike spanning the entire country, along with a reinforcement of the blockade of overtime and flexibility, besides pressing for normative aspects that require a positive vote by the RSU (Representative of Union Security) or the trade unions, with the exception of social security buffers.