206 euro increase for the 28,000 glass workers

The 28,000 glass workers will have an average total increase of 206 euros, after the confederation of industry associations Assovetro and the negotiating delegation of Filctem CGIL, Femca Cisl, and Uiltec Uil signed the hypothesis of agreement for the renewal of the national labour contract for glass, lamps and displays. The contract had expired last 31 December and the renewal will cover the three-year period 2026-2028.

For the wage part, the agreement provides for an overall increase (TEC, overall economic treatment) of EUR 206 over the three-year period. The wage increase on the minimums (TEM, minimum economic treatment) will be EUR 195 at level D1 and will be divided into five identical tranches for all types of production: a first retroactive tranche of EUR 50 from January 2026, then EUR 15 from October 2026, EUR 30 from January 2027, EUR 25 from June 2027, EUR 75 from July 2028. The total amount, as calculated by the unions in a unified note, will be EUR 4,346. In addition, there will be an increase of about EUR 11, equal to +0.5%, from 1.5% to 2%, on the Fonchim provident fund borne by companies.

In the regulatory part, new articles were introduced in the agreement on representation, with the certification of members by companies, heat, with the transposition of the 'Protocollo Clima', signed by CGIL, Cisl, Uil and Confindustria on 2 July 2025, giving specific protections to workers on health, environment and safety. Specific protection was also introduced for the figure of the person in charge, reconciliation of working hours for DSA (specific learning disorders), and full implementation of Law 76/2016, with the extension to civil unions and de facto cohabitations of all the treatments and contractual provisions hitherto provided for spouses. The directives and laws on the Gender Pay Gap and on the law for workers with chronic and seriously disabling oncological pathologies (L.106 18 July 2025) have also been transposed. On parenting, paternity leave is increased to 12 days, while an additional hour of assembly is planned for the promotion of the Fasie health fund. There are also important changes with regard to illness, reasonable accommodation, working hours and the extension of the right to study.

The renewal defined the activities of the Observatories at national, group and company level, which will focus on topical issues, from Artificial Intelligence, on which guidelines for possible agreements will be drawn up during the contract term, to occupational diseases and work-related stress. Training is also strengthened, with certification of the professionalism of workers. Training for RLSSAs to improve occupational safety protection is strengthened with an additional 8 hours per year.

With the new glass contract, Assovetro and the unions also defined a revision of the classification system and professional declarations. Innovations include the introduction of third processes and the updating of some professional profiles, the enhancement of polyvalence and multifunctionality, and the establishment of specific meetings between the company and RSU to verify the correct classification of employees.