An in extremis attempt to avoid the gas station strike. The unions of service station managers were summoned at 3:00 pm to the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy, a few hours before the start of the 48-hour stoppage that will start at 7:00 pm tonight. This was stated by Agi, which cites union sources. Giorgia Meloni’s government is trying to contain the mobilization of gas station managers who are protesting against the “transparency decree”, a device that obliges them to display, in addition to the sale price, also the average price of gasoline, diesel, LPG and methane, complaining of a “smear campaign” against them.
If the strike is confirmed, vending machines will be closed from 19:00 today, Tuesday, January 24th, including self-service. The filling stations will be closed until 19:00 on the 26th of January. On motorways, however, they start at 10 pm tonight and end at 10 pm on January 26th. The strike was called by Faib, Fegica and Figisc/Anisa “to protest – they write – against the shameful smear campaign against the category and the ineffective government measures that continue to penalize only managers without protecting consumers. fuels”. A few hours after the blockade, the extreme attempt at mediation.
Source: IL Tempo
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