Italy: Alcoa signed an agreement with the government and unions and suspends planned restructurings in exchange for lower energy costs

After over four months of spectacular mobilization from Sardinian workers, the closure of Alcoa’s two Italian establishments – Portovesme (Sardinia) and Fusina (Venice) – was suspended for six months, and the 2,000 jobs at risk are thus on probation. These mobilizations that came, among others, with the occupation of the island’s biggest airport, the blockade of roads and other gatherings in front of the institutions finally encouraged the government to deal with the case. On February 25, the multinational accepted the government’s “offer” to ensure, for the next six months, “continuity and production capacity” and to revoke the Cassa Integrazione, and to “carry out a new evaluation, taking account of market evolution.” Meanwhile, the European Commission should present its report on the decree adopted to encourage the company to stay in Italy.
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. These mobilizations that came, among others, with the occupation of the island’s biggest airport, the blockade of roads and other gatherings in front of the institutions finally encouraged the government to deal with the case. On February 25, the multinational accepted the government’s “offer” to ensure, for the next six months, “continuity and production capacity” and to revoke the Cassa Integrazione, and to “carry out a new evaluation, taking account of market evolution.” Meanwhile, the Eur

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