Unions protest over Red Cross changes

The unions that organise in the Red Cross - Fp-Cgil, Cisl-Fp, Uil-Pa and Cisal-Fialp - are jointly mobilising for demonstrations and possible strike action over a restructuring of the institution which will see it established under private law. Regional protests are planned for planned for 31 March and a national demonstration for 4 April. The unions had been pressing for guarantees on pay and conditions as workers are transferred to new contracts. However, the employer has effectively torn up a previous agreement on the changeover and employees are being offered no protection either in terms

The Cgil, Csil and Uil unions have ensured that they will be involved in talks over the future of the Italian Red Cross. The unions have been concerned that the organisation would be restructured and parts of it privatised with no consultation with the unions. The three unions will now discuss the plans for the service and what provisions are being put in place to protect workers' pay, conditions and jobs and workers' rights in relation to mobility and potential transfer to other organisations. [Read more at > Cisl-Fp (IT)->http://www.fp.cisl.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id