Former Ilva: Fim-Fiom-Uilm call for industrial action and a strike on 12 October at all plants

Following yesterday’s meeting. Further initiatives in the coming days cannot be ruled out

(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Fim, Fiom and Uilm have called a 24-hour strike for Monday 12 October at all sites belonging to the former Ilva group, whilst not ruling out the possibility of extending the industrial action to subsequent days, including at a regional level. The trade unions announced this in a statement, specifying that the decision follows ‘the meeting held yesterday at Palazzo Chigi regarding the former Ilva dispute’ during which the trade unions “regrettably noted that the only issue currently under discussion with the Government is that of social safety nets, for all workers and all plants, without any real prospect of a return to work”. At yesterday’s meeting, ‘unfortunately, there was no discussion of a plan that prioritises the protection of jobs and incomes alongside environmental remediation, and no response was provided regarding the possibility of purchasing semi-finished products to get the cold-finishing lines in Taranto, Genoa, Novi Ligure, Racconigi and all the other production sites, nor, for that matter, regarding the extraordinary measures needed to support this phase, such as early retirement schemes, redundancy incentives and retraining for re-employment within the decarbonised sector’.

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