Italy: Telecom Italia signed an agreement with the trade unions on the 5.000 job cuts announced in June

After two days of bargaining at the Labor Ministry, Telecom Italia, the three main unions of the sector - SLC-CGIL, Fistel-Cisl, Uilcom-Uil - and the RSUs (single trade union representation bodies) signed, on September 19, 2008, an agreement on the management of 5.000 job cuts by 2010 announced in June (see our dispatch No. 080465). It will be based on voluntary leaves and will mostly affect employees close to retirement. (Ref. 080724)
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“The agreement reached tonight between the trade unions and Telecom for the management of surplus jobs shows that, when there is a will to conclude, and the needed flexibility to find the right solution, it is always possible to find an understanding” declared the confederal secretary of the CGIL, Fabrizio Solari, about the agreement signed at the Ministry of Labor on September 19 after three months of mobilization (see our dispatch No. 080487) between Telecom’s management, the SLC-CGIL, Fiste

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