All confirmed now. The sensational developments and last-minute backtracking cannot be ruled out until tomorrow, but for now, the 48-hour gas station strike continues. “Cancel the strike, it only hurts citizens”. Minister Adolfo Urso’s call is for gas station attendants who will shut down their gas pumps even in self-service mode on January 25 and 26. But the reaction of the leading professional chambers seems to indicate that the appeal is destined to be turned on deaf ears: “The suspension is upheld and approved, and the minister’s statements are yet another indication of the confusion the government is acting on this issue”, the heads of Faib, Fegica and Figisc/Anisa agreed. replied with a note, asking for Palazzo Chigi’s direct intervention. The final question and answer could also have closed the light of the last dialogue, and the executives stress that “closing all remaining possibilities to resolve the ongoing dispute in a positive way”.
Gas station strike January 24-25-26, 2023
“The government continues to demand transparency, and we have presented it in every way. New obligations and new penalties for managers cannot be asked. This is not it,” the gas stations say. “We made concrete suggestions to the Minister, we valued them – the note goes – we avoided putting the responsibility for his exclusive choices on the skin of the gas station attendants, and refrained from making harmonious pseudo-connotations of a non-representational, personal nature”. “Professional organizations have always supported the need for open conflict until the last minute before the strike, and this has been reaffirmed and continues to be so. Minister Urso’s statements risk seriously closing all remaining possibilities for a positive outcome of the ongoing conflict. Please intervene Take it. Palazzo Chigi and give it The joint note of Presidents Faib, Fegica and Figisc/Anisa concludes as “a signal for the whole discord.
The gas station strike “must be canceled without the ifs and buts, because all the reasons that prompted the administrators to call for protest are gone”. Assoutenti said yesterday. “In light of recent government decisions, there is no longer any reason to strike,” explains President Furio Truzzi – the transparency decree was replaced by the removal of the requirement to display the average daily price as demanded by gas stations. and rebate fines for dishonest distributors”. “Insisting on the strike route is tantamount to doing double harm to citizens who, on the one hand, will suffer, and on the other hand, the closure of all factories, including self-services and highways, on January 25 and 26. we can count on transparency measures originally envisioned by the government and eliminated under pressure from gas stations. Therefore, if the strike is approved, we are ready to organize protest initiatives by consumers in the entire region, including a meter. -the drivers’ strike,” Truzzi concludes.
Possible counter attack
Counterstrike? About what? Various consumer associations take the side of the Minister for Made and Business in Italy, and in turn threaten a ‘counter-attack’ from drivers across the country if the lockout is not lifted. According to Assoutenti, the initiatives that are being worked on and which it is hoped to involve all associations, will aim to persuade as many people as possible not to use gasoline for 2-3 days. Or simply top up at the most convenient self-service stations or pay at the gas station using the POS method without paying cash. After a stalemate last week at his ministry, Urso of Radio 24’s microphones urged industry acronyms to consider the changes already made by the government to the transparency ordinance on fuel prices and abandon a decision. strike, which will only harm citizens.
“The judiciary will have to investigate in light of possible hypotheses about disruption of the public service” regarding the gas station strike on January 25 and 26. This, explains the Italian pump managers, “Completely suspend service on the urban grid and motorways for 48 hours, the Codacons represent an anomalous act that will cause enormous and unjustifiable harm to citizens, both for serviced and for self-service – the government, gas An even more unmotivated and false-seeming strike, considering it was at the request of the station operators. The station operators themselves diluted ordinance transparency, removed the requirement to state average daily prices, and greatly reduced penalties for false distributors”.
Gas stations strike: dates and times
The gas station strike was confirmed from 7:00 pm on January 24 to 7:00 pm on January 26. 48 hour lockout instead of the 60 hours originally described. Therefore, queues at vending machines are possible today and tomorrow. The strike will also affect self-service facilities, but will provide minimal basic services. Self-managed plants managed directly by oil companies may remain open. If the strike is extremely unavoidable, it will be the first serious test for the Meloni government, which is surprised by the backlash from category representatives who claim they don’t want to be seen as a scapegoat for the price hike. largely due to the decision not to refinance discounts.
Source: Today IT
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