Italy - Healthcare unions prepare national strike - February 28, 2026
Trade unions FP CGIL, CISL FP and UIL FPL have announced preparations for a national strike in the private healthcare sector after employer associations Aiop and ARIS refused to advance negotiations on the renewal of the national collective agreements for private healthcare and residential care facilities. The dispute concerns the long-delayed renewal of the collective agreements covering workers in private hospitals and care homes. The private healthcare agreement has been expired for more than six years, while the agreement for residential care facilities has been expired for over a decade.
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