There will be no Ita workers’ strike

Ita Airways’ strike is lifted. The airline’s staff, born from the ashes of Alitalia, will begin regular operations on February 28. This was announced by the unions after the signing of the agreement to raise the salary of airline employees. The agitation was invoked last February 10, when the company-worker negotiation seemed to have stalled. Now that the story has been unblocked, the strike has been cancelled.

On the table are increases in the “fixed salary components” (basic salary and guaranteed minimum flight allowance), per diem and daily wages of trainers responsible for staff training, both domestic and international. Ita’s.

Filt CGIL’s national secretary, Fabrizio Cuscito, speaks of “a good outcome that overcomes the heavy sacrifices undertaken by the workers and finally confirms the end of the initial phase, as was strongly demanded by us”.

The unionist explains that with the agreement, there will be “a 30% increase in the average labor cost with the realignment of salary levels for European airlines and ground and flight personnel”. A performance bonus was also agreed upon for all personnel employed by Ita, which would be paid if quality and productivity targets were met. The agreement signed today is valid until 31 December 2025.

“Now with Ita’s top management,” Cuscito adds, the discussion on the industrial plan and hiring new staff to save all laid-off workers is open. With Lufthansa, as far as we are concerned, it has been defined in relation to the future of Ita, although it must remain within the framework of a strong international alliance with a majority of states.

According to Claudio Tarlazzi, secretary general of Uiltrasporti, and Ivan Viglietti, the national secretary, “significant deal for Ita Airways employees, who are known for the sacrifices made to secure the company’s start-up phase”.

Salvatore Pellecchia, the general secretary of Fit-Cisl, speaks of “common sense.” An agreement reaching the end of an unhindered path, appreciating the skills and professionalism of the approximately 3,600 workers who keep the company we remember born in the winter of October 2021 on flight, a low season period and therefore less profitable for the industry, lacking a undersized fleet and profitable cargo activity.” .

Source: Today IT

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