Italy: Filctem-CGIL, Femca-Cisl, and Uilcem-Uil unions commit to present unitary platforms for the renewal of their sectoral collective agreements

Opening the season of the renewal of agreements in chemistry-pharmacy, rubber, plastic, energy and oil, and gas and water, affecting approximately 450,000 workers, the managements of the Filctem-CGIL, Femca-Cisl, and Uilcem-Uil unions, gathered in Rome on May 22, defined guidelines for the renewal of these sector’s collective agreements, which will expire on December 31, 2012 (and “in the glass, ceramics, lamps and mining, which will expire in early 2013” they add).  To renew the agreements as quickly as possible, they committed to launch specific platforms on July 11-12, during the unions’ national representatives’ assembly. 
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n May 22, defined guidelines for the renewal of these sector’s collective agreements, which will expire on December 31, 2012 (and “in the glass, ceramics, lamps and mining, which will expire in early 2013” they add). To renew the agreements as quickly as possible, they committed to launch specific platforms on July 11-12, during the unions’ national representatives’ assembly.

Involving workers. In order to help industrial relations in these sectors make progress, the unions point to the need

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