Italy: Electrolux and unions sign agreement on strategy out of the crisis

On March 9, the social partners at Electrolux signed a unitary agreement suspending the staff cutting program the group had announced for 2013-2015 via solidarity contracts (working time cuts) and appeal to extraordinary Cassa Integrazione (the social damper compensating the income of workers affected by a restructuring/retraining procedure). Unions say this solution should be used by other ailing large businesses to maintain competitiveness and employment. The agreement will be subject to a workers' referendum and will be validated on March 22. Stefano Zoli signed the agreement as national Fiom-Cgil coordinator at Electrolux and agreed to tell Planet Labor about the details of this agreement. (Ref. 130182)
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Signed in Mestre on March 9 after negotiations were launched on February 6, the agreement signed by Electrolux, the Fim-Cisl, Fiom-CGIL and Uilm-Uil unions and the Unitary trade union representation body (RSU) of the group follows the company agreements signed in 2011 and 2012 to reorganize the Italian establishments in order to ‘reposition’ production on the highest market segments, to improve competitiveness and to protect employment. The lasting market crisis, growing competition from low l

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