Trade unions Fp Cgil, Cisl Fp, Fisascat Cisl, Uil Fpl and Uiltucs – declared a national strike covering over 10,000 workers employed in facilities under ANASTE – the employers’ organisation representing private and non-profit providers that manage residential and care facilities for elderly and dependent people. The move followed a negotiation meeting on 10 June, where ANASTE presented a contract renewal offer including a € 55 increase for level 4 full-time workers, partial improvements to sickness benefits and a small contribution for supplementary healthcare. The unions rejected the proposal as inadequate compared to other agreements in the sector. They argue it fails to recognise the professionalism and workload of staff and warn of further departures, risking the quality of care.
Read on: in Italian… Read on: in Italian (2)…
For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) p.t.debeer@uva.nl or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal mkoksal@etui.org. For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit https://www.etui.org/Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter or consult the archive with all articles in our database at www.cbnarchive.eu.
You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org.