Unions, factories stop or strike

(ANSA) - ROME, MARCH 12 - Fim, Fiom, Uilm believe that a temporary halt by all metalworking companies is necessary, "apart from the contract used, until Sunday March 22, in order to sanitize, secure and reorganize all the workplaces. ". This is what the trade unions call for in a joint note, underlining: "The workers are rightly scared". The request is to agree production stops "covered" primarily with contractual instruments or with any social shock absorbers "where required by law". "In the absence of this - they warn, however - we declare from now on a unilateral national abstention in the entire sector of the sector, regardless of the Contract used. In order to cover this, we proclaim the strike for all the necessary hours".