Italy: the Democratic Party trying to reunite unions after the break on the reform of the conventional system

Walter Veltroni, leader of the democratic party, met, last night, with the three trade unions, CGIL, Cisl and Uil, after meeting with the employers' association Confindustria on October 2. The goal was to avoid a permanent break between the three confederations and to encourage an agreement on the reform of the conventional system. (Ref. 080755)
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Yesterday, Gugliemo Epifani, leader of the CGIL, rejected the document of the Confindustria (see our dispatch No. 080687); he said it was “incompatible” with the platform the three unions presented in June (see our dispatch No. 080377). However, he said that the CGIL will stay at the negotiations’ table, “out of respect for the Confindustria, the Cisl and the Uil”, but that it considers that the negotiation is closed, unless the Confindustria changes its mind. Asking to extend the negotiation t

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