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4 July, 2001Although a bargaining deal was reached for smaller companies, some disagreement remains in negotiations for the major firms.
ITALY: The FIOM-CGIL metal union has declared strike action for tomorrow, July 6.
Over the last few months, collective bargaining for salary increases in the national contract has been taking place involving two major contracts with two different employer associations: one for the larger companies and the other for small and medium-sized firms. The three metal unions concerned -- the FIOM-CGIL, plus the UILM-UIL and FIM-CISL -- outlined together a common base for both sets of negotiations.
After much bargaining and a couple of strikes, the last one on May 16, 2001, the three unions and Confapi, the employers' association for small and medium-sized enterprises, reached an agreement which was signed on July 3. Regarding negotiations with Federemeccanica, which represents the larger companies, however, the deal was signed by only two of the three unions, the UILM-UIL and FIM-CISL, with FIOM-CGIL deciding against it. The main reason for its rejection and subsequent decision to take industrial action is over the sum of 13,000 Italian lira per month ($5.60, Euro 6.70) that Federemeccanica is ready to give, but only as an account on coming increases.
Over the last few months, collective bargaining for salary increases in the national contract has been taking place involving two major contracts with two different employer associations: one for the larger companies and the other for small and medium-sized firms. The three metal unions concerned -- the FIOM-CGIL, plus the UILM-UIL and FIM-CISL -- outlined together a common base for both sets of negotiations.
After much bargaining and a couple of strikes, the last one on May 16, 2001, the three unions and Confapi, the employers' association for small and medium-sized enterprises, reached an agreement which was signed on July 3. Regarding negotiations with Federemeccanica, which represents the larger companies, however, the deal was signed by only two of the three unions, the UILM-UIL and FIM-CISL, with FIOM-CGIL deciding against it. The main reason for its rejection and subsequent decision to take industrial action is over the sum of 13,000 Italian lira per month ($5.60, Euro 6.70) that Federemeccanica is ready to give, but only as an account on coming increases.