Unions organising workers in public waste companies - Fp Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltrasporti and Fiadel - are planning a day of strike action on 25 May as part of a campaign to negotiate a new collective agreement. The last sector agreement expired on 31 December 2013. The unions are making the case for defending and improving workers' pay and conditions as a vital part of a key industry.
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