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State of unrest for the Venetian site of Peg Perego

SIndacati and Rsu against the decision to transfer the entire assembly department to the province of Monza and Brianza

by Barbara Ganz

12 March 2026

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Key points

The dispute
Next steps
The past

3' min read

Translated by AI

Versione italiana

There was total adhesion to the strike proclaimed yesterday, 11 March, at the Peg Perego plant in San Donà di Piave, Venice.

The dispute

"Following the communication given to the trade unions and to the Rsu by the company management on 10 March, we consider unacceptable the decision to transfer the entire assembly department despite the statements made recently at the ministerial table on 3 February, where the ownership had committed to providing employment continuity in the two Italian sites of Arcore and precisely San Donà," Fim Cisl and Fiom CGIL announced. "Following this wicked decision, we are promoting a state of agitation at the San Donà di Piave plant. After the strike carried out, a package of a further eight hours is available and the modalities will be defined from day to day".

Riccardo Montagner of Fim Cisl Venezia explains: 'In the most deafening silence, the closure of a historical company in the eastern Veneto region like Peg Perego is practically taking place. Its crisis has been well known for several years and is coming to an ugly end. The cold shower has arrived and the commitment to keep the San Donà di Piave plant in operation, a commitment also made at the two meetings held in front of the Ministry of Labour, has failed. The state of mind of the workers is now one of total lack of trust in the owners and great weariness at the continuing continuation of this situation.

Next steps

In the meantime, the confirmation from the Ministry of Labour of an urgent convocation as soon as possible has arrived: 'On Wednesday 11 March we had the assembly outside the company and for this week we have proclaimed the strike. From next week it will be done in hiccups during working hours and this will continue until there is news. For us the goal is to keep the production lines here in the plant and nothing must be moved at all.

The company announced its intention to permanently transfer all assembly lines, which currently employ around 35 workers, by June and to the Arcore plant in the province of Monza Brianza.

'We cannot accept such a decision, especially after the company's assurances at both regional and national tables, because it is a further impoverishment of the industrial area of San Donà di Piave, since it involves a largely female workforce that is difficult to reabsorb into the industrial fabric of eastern Veneto'.

The past

The efforts made to date by the workers at the Venetian site that have kept the company alive - denounce Fim Cisl and Fiom CGIL - have not been enough to relaunch it: "The cry of alarm repeatedly launched has gone unheeded: several years have passed since the Peg Perego crisis was mentioned, no effective relaunch project has been implemented, and, at present, no alternative solutions are visible on the horizon, despite the various exhortations made by the unions. The only news is that the company seems to have reached an agreement with an advisor for the reindustrialisation of the production site, after the union's pleas over the years, although to date we do not have any details on this. We need to join forces and put the priorities for our territory back at the centre; we cannot imagine further impoverishing the industrial area of San Donà di Piave. We believe that this situation is unacceptable and that an effort is needed from everyone'.

Barbara GanzCorrispondente a NordEst
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