In October, the trade unions in the electric power industry (Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl and Uilcem-Uil) signed two framework agreements, one with E.ON (Germany) and the other with Edison (from EDF Group), bringing innovation in the field of employment protection during a restructuring process. Giving priority to the transfer of "surplus" workers within the group in Italy or abroad, unions say that they are a "fundamental tool" in the context of crisis the Italian electric power industry is in. (Ref. 120665)
E.ON’s agreement. The strong impact the economic crisis had in the electric power industry led to “drastic cuts to facilities’ operating hours.” Therefore, E.ON decided to stop production in the heavy fuel plants, “which no longer meet environmental standards and/or market needs.” Instead, it adopted “E.ON 2.0,” a program which provides for staffing cuts by the end of 2014. After several months of local mobilization following the announcement of this program, the agreement signed on...
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