Italy: bargaining for the collective agreement at Fiat comes up against the crisis which leads to the closing of all sites for partial unemployment

The first meeting for the renewal of the company agreement of the group Fiat (see our dispatch No. 080805) was held in Turin on December 16, 2008. This is the first time such negotiations took place while all the sites of the group are shut for at least two weeks and employees sent to partial unemployment. (Ref. 081029)
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“The meeting was
negative” said the national auto coordinator of the Fiom-CGIL, Enzo Masini.
During this first meeting for the renewal of the company agreement, Fiat’s
management told the Fim, Fiom, Uilm and Fimsic unions that the requirements to
renew the economic part of the agreement weren’t met but that is was willing to
discuss other points contained in the union platform. This is the first time
such negotiations took place while all the sites of the group are shut because
of the severe co

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