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Reschedule Nov 17 strike watchdog tells CGIL

11/11/2023, 4:02:49 PM

Highlights: Reschedule Nov 17 strike watchdog tells CGIL. Italy's strike watchdog on Saturday told trade unions CGIL and UIL to reschedule a 24-hour strike against the 2024 budget bill called for Friday November 17. The watchdog convened the two federations for talks onremodulating the strike on Monday, November 13. The third of the big three federations, CISL, has said it maytake independent action after fully reviewing the budget bill. The strike is expected to cause disruption to essential services.


Italy's strike watchdog on Saturday told trade unions CGIL and UIL to reschedule a 24-hour strike against the 2024 budget bill called for Friday November 17 in order to minimise disruption to essential services. © ANSA

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 11 - Italy's strike watchdog on Saturdaytold trade unions CGIL and UIL to reschedule a 24-hour strikeagainst the 2024 budget bill called for Friday November 17 inorder to minimise disruption to essential services.
   The Guarantee Commission in the implementation of the law onstrikes in essential public services asked CGIL and UIL toexclude from the national strike on 17 November the airtransport sectors and environmental hygiene, but also toreschedule, according to the time slots in the individualsectors, that of the fire brigade fire and local publictransport and railways.
   The watchdog convened the two federations for talks onremodulating the strike on Monday, November 13.
   The third of the big three federations, CISL, has said it maytake independent action after fully reviewing the budget bill.
   photo: Maurizio Landini, head of CGIL, the biggest and mostleft-wing union (ANSA).