The "wage issue" was presented as the government's priority for 2008. It is also a priority for the Cgil, the Cisl and the Uil which, in their November 24 platform, asked for a reduction of the tax burden weighing on employees and senior citizens. These claims were defended during a meeting between unions and government, on January 8, during which the latter committed to give a quick answer. (Ref. 080022)
Presided by Romano Prodi, the first government/unions meeting on the wage issue took place in Rome on January 8. “A positive meeting” according to the Labour Minister Cesare Damiano, who confirmed the government’s will to “revive a pact for development, productivity and enhancement of pensions and incomes.” The Cisl’s general secretary, Raffaele Bonanni, who had mentioned a general strike if no concrete results came out of this meeting, said that he was ready to wait for the government’s propos
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