Massive support for private waste sector strike
25 January 2012
The four trade unions organising in the private waste sector (FP-CGIL, FIT CISL, UILTRASPORTI and FIADEL) have congratulated their members on the very high level s of support for the strike across the country. The unions estimate that nearly nine in 10 workers joined the action that took place on 16 and 17 January and is mainly in protest at the employers refusal to re-negotiate a sector-level agreement.
Read more at > FP-CGIL (IT)
Further strike action planned in private waste sector
6 January 2012
The FP-CGIL public services federation along with the three other federations in the private waste sector (FIT-CISL, UIL TRASPORTI and FIADEL) are planning two further days of strike action on 16 and 17 January following the well-supported one-day strike on 29 November last year (epsucob@NEWS 20, December 2011). A central demand in the dispute is maintenance of the sector agreement, which is under threat as a result of demands to liberalise the industry.
Read more at > FP-CGIL (IT)
Unions pleased by support for joint strike action
21 December 2011
The public sector union federations FP-CGIL, CISL-FP, UIL-FPA and UIL-PA organized joint strike action on 19 December in protest at the latest austerity measures. The federations were very pleased at the level of support, taking account of the fact that they had only week to organize the action. They are calling for negotiations with the unions over national and decentralized bargaining as well as issue such as threat to privatize local services.
Read more at > FP-CGIL (IT)
And at > CISL-FP (IT)
And EPSU solidarity message at > EPSU
High turnout for private waste sector strike
9 December 2011
The FP-CGIL reports that an estimated 80% of workers supported the strike in the private waste sector, backed also by the FIT-CISL, UIL TRASPORTI and FIADEL union organisations. The strike was over concerns about safety in the sector and the need to renew the sectoral agreement as an important protection for workers in the face of liberalization. A meeting with employers on 1 December didn’t resolve the dispute and the unions are determined to maintain their position and are considering a second day of strike action in January.
Read more at > FP-CGIL (IT)
And further at > FP-CGIL (IT)
And solidarity message at > EPSU (EN)
Action planned in private waste sector over pay and safety
11 November 2011
The four main trade unions in the private waste sector, including EPSU affiliate FP-CGIL, are planning strike action over a new agreement as well as safety issues in the industry. There will be a week of action from 6 to 13 November that will involve an overtime ban and other action while a day of strike action will be followed by two more if there is no response to the unions’ demands for measures to deal with safety and job insecurity in the sector. Safety is a major concern following deaths of workers in recent months.
Read more at > FP CGIL (IT)
Union calls demonstration over threat to public services and pay bargaining
7 October 2011
The FP-CGIL federation will be mobilizing for a national demonstration on 8 October which will highlight the threat to public services and collective bargaining posed by the European institutions and exposed in the leaked letter from the European Central Bank (ECB) to the Italian government. The ECB letter not only calls for widespread privatisation of public services but for wage reform and decentralization of collective bargaining. The ETUC has also reacted angrily to the ECB’s interference in natonal collective bargaining arrangements.
Read more at > FP-CGIL (IT)
And at > ETUC (FR)
And at > ETUC (EN)
Federation challenges pay statistics
14 September 2011
The FP-CGIL federation has criticized the Istat statistics agency for releasing data showing that on average public sector pay is 11.6% higher than private sector pay. The union makes the point that the comparison doesn’t take into account the different occupations in the public and private sector and the different levels of qualifications and education. Therefore it is not really a fair comparison.
Read more at > FP-CGIL (IT)
Federation campaigns around negotiations over savings
14 September 2011
The CISL FP federation reports on its campaign to get involved with public authorities in measures to improve services and cut out waste: In the wake of the Italian Parliament’s vote on the 2011-2014 budget law, that includes among others provisions the threat of another freeze of national collective agreements in the public sector until 2014, Cisl Fp has intensified actions in order to obtain a commitment from public authorities to involve workers and their representatives in a comprehensive process to tackle spending inefficiencies, optimize work organization to improve service management and delivery, and so retrieve money that can be redistributed to public workers through second-level bargaining.
For the latest on the campaign visit the CISL FP website
Unions angered by further cuts
25 August 2011
The CGIL trade union confederation has called a general strike for 6 September to demonstrate its opposition to the latest government plans to cut public spending and raise taxes on income rather than wealth. The measures pose further threats to workers’ pay and conditions with later retirement, more flexibility in labour contracts and the possibility of further privatization and liberalization. Although not taking strike action, the CISL public sector and school sector federations are also concerned about the cuts and the possibility that workers will lose their 13th month salary if efficiency saving targets aren’t reached.
Read more at > FP CGIL (IT)
And at > Guardian news website (EN)
And at > FP CISL (IT)
Federations put forward arguments over budget and pay increases
25 July 2011
The main public service federations have come together to argue for a different approach to the public finance crisis. They want to see action to deal with wasteful expenditure but say that this has to be done in consultation with the trade unions and should not be about freezing or cutting public sector pay. The unions want to see money in the budget to cover renegotiation of public sector collective agreements, underlining the importance of the workforce in delivering effective public services that can play a key role in the recovery. A report from CISL FP calls for “a commitment from public authorities to involve workers and their representatives in a comprehensive process to tackle spending inefficiencies, optimize work organization to improve service management and delivery, and so retrieve money that can be redistributed to public workers through second-level bargaining.”
Read more at > FP CGIL (IT)
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