In July 2020, following tense negotiations between Federalimentare-Confindustria (employers) and the sector's trade unions to renew the agri-food industry national collective agreement, three out of the total thirteen employers’ category associations dissented and have recently been backed by a further two making a total of five choosing to sign an agreement with the unions, effectively running counter to the advice of Federalimentare that had sought instead for a return to the negotiating table. These developments call into question Federalimentare's ability to coordinate and is also emblematic of the emergence of fresh tensions in major national collective agreement negotiations as a result of both the currently challenging context and the positions taken by Confindustria’s new president.
A separate agreement. The food industry is particularly important for Italy, and employs around 400,000. The first fracture occurred on 31 July when following nine months of tense negotiations between Federalimentare-Confindustria (employers), Fai-Cisl, Flai Cgil, and Uila-Uil (trade unions) in order to renew the agri-food sector national collective agreement, three of employers’ 13 category associations namely, Unione Italiana Food, AssoBirra and Ancit chose to sign an agreement with the trade unions.
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