Italy: IBM Italia and unions around the negotiations’ table after the virtual strike

Union organisations are satisfied with the results of the virtual strike on Second Life (see our article No. 070805). On November 9, employees ratified the agreement bill concluded on October 26 between unions and the company's management about the renewal of the economic part of the company agreement of which the renegotiation hurdles had sparked the conflict off. (Ref. 070933)
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The company agreement bill (economic part) was adopted by a large majority : over 93% of votes for and hardly 6% of votes against (with a 57% participation rate). The resumption of negotiations between IBM and staff representatives was helped by the change in IBM Italia’s head in mid-October, when Mr. Luciano Martucci was appointed CEO after Mr. Andrea Pontremoli resigned, leaving the multinational company “in order to pursue other targets”. However, according to Christine Rivkin from the Uni G

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