Flc CGIL: only cuts for public education, the manoeuvre must be changed

"Once again, the government chooses not to guarantee adequate resources for the renewal of employment contracts for school, research, university and higher education staff, leaving unresolved the serious issues related to salary recovery, the adjustment of salaries to inflation and the recognition of the professionalism of teachers, researchers and technical, administrative and auxiliary staff". Thus Gianna Fracassi, general secretary of the FLC CGIL.

"The measure of the reduction of the IRPEF rate on the accessory salary, limited to the first 800 euros and only for 2026, is in fact reduced to an average of 30 cents per day," adds the union leader. And so, instead of being recognised for the three-year contractual period 2022-2024 the full recovery of the purchasing power lost due to inflation at 17%, workers in the sector should accept a one-third cut in salaries in exchange for a one-off benefit that is laughable. Fracassi remarks, "What can we say, if not that we are faced with a government that continues to ensure public funds to parochial schools, while imposing cuts and restrictions on state schools.

For the FLC general secretary, "even more serious is the total absence of structural measures against precariousness: no stabilisation plan, no extraordinary hiring process, no protection for the professional dignity of those who have been working for years with fixed-term contracts". "It is clear that the 2026 Budget Law not only fails to meet the urgent needs of schools, research, universities and public higher education, but also marginalises those who every day keep state knowledge institutions on their feet. We will continue to fight to change this regressive manoeuvre - Fracassi concludes - which, starting with the additional resources for the contract, does not focus on work, wages and the role of public knowledge institutions".