Italy: the future of territorial social bargaining at the heart of the CGIL’s 2nd National Assembly of local structures

Social negotiation, the key to development.  The union points out that, in 2010, territorial social bargaining was often the only way to combat the “new inequalities” and meet the needs of workers without a job or on Cassa Integrazione – defending their living conditions during the crisis.  However, while social negotiation has been, so far, “defensive,” the CGIL wants to make it “active” in 2011.  because of the impact of budget cuts and of the crisis, and of local governments’ growing difficulties in granting social protection to all citizens, this level of negotiation is going to be even more important said CGIL general secretary Susanna Camusso.
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Social negotiation, the key to development. The union points out that, in 2010, territorial social bargaining was often the only way to combat the “new inequalities” and meet the needs of workers without a job or on Cassa Integrazione – defending their living conditions during the crisis. However, while social negotiation has been, so far, “defensive,” the CGIL wants to make it “active” in 2011.

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