Collective bargaining agreement concerning wages and working conditions signed in SATA, FIAT in Melfi (Italy):
After years and years finally we won and signed an agreement for SATA, FIAT in Melfi!
I dont’ know if you heard news about the strong struggle that the workers of FIAT SATA made for 22 days.
The targets were: same working conditions of the other workers in FIAT: same wages (they had 20% less, and modifycation of the shifts (they used to work for 12 nights continuously).Aftert 22 days of complete stop of the plant and the production, after the tentation also in this occasion to put out FIOM from the negotiation, after a very strong and united struggle of all workers supported from FIOM, FIAT decided to seat at the negotiation and signed an agreement.
The main issues of the agreement are the equal pay for the workers of SAta and the change of the shifts, the abolition of disciplinary actions (in the last 6 months FIAT decided 2400 disciplinary actions towards the workers).
FIM and UILM had to accept the ballot on the agreement and the workers are voting this week, but after the assembly and the happyness showed in these days we perceived a unanimity.
In any case I will inform you about the results.
I’m so sorry I cannot explain you by voice how great was this struggle, how new for us, how strong were the workers, how busy we were but how happy we are now!
(report from our correspondent Sabina Petrucci)