Italy: unions of the metallurgy sector elaborated their unitary platform to renegotiate the national branch collective convention.

Approved by 88% of the employees during the referendum which took place at the end of May, the unitary platform elaborated by the metallurgy sector's main three unions (FIM-CISL, FIOM-CGIL, UILM-UIL) for the renewal of the national collective contract which covers 1.5 million employees, and which comes to an end on June 30, was transmitted to the managerial federations Federmeccanica and Assistal, Uniomeccanica-Confapi and Associazioni Cooperative. Thus will begin the refreshment period (periodo di raffreddamento) during which parties will not be able to appeal to collective actions. (Réf. 070500)
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“This is an ambitious platform, for which the negotiation will be complex”, recognized Gianni Rinaldini, leader of the Fiom-Cgil. Here are its main points :

  • Industrial relations’ system. In addition to reorganizing the structure and the role of the national observatory on the metallurgy industry, unions are asking for an extension of the right to information and consultation of the RSU (unitary union representation) in companies with at least 50 employees, as well as the definition of the pro
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