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Federmeccanica-Assistal's proposals to accelerate the negotiations on the renewal of the metalworkers' contract commented by the Fim Cisl secretary general , Roberto Benaglia
Negotiations for the renewal of the metalworkers' national collective agreement resumed yesterday , after the breakdown of the wage bargaining table on 7 October and the strike on 5 November.
THE PROPOSAL OF FEDERMECCANICA FOR THE METAL MECHANICAL CONTRACT
The table reopened in the presence of the president of Federmeccanica Alberto Dal Poz and the president of Assistal Angelo Carlini, with the presentation of a document with proposals on which to resume negotiations. The document, as reported by the director Stefano Franchi, who presented it to the table, is the result of the work done in part in the previous meetings before the breaking of the table.
THE FEDERMECCANICA DOCUMENT
A 34-page document, very articulated, in continuity with the contractual renewal process started in 2016 which, in addition to providing for the reform of professional positions, still in the 1970s, proposes an increase in the total remuneration of 65 euros which consists of two parts: one on the minimums, the other on the work enhancement treatment.
ELEMENTS OF THE NEW PROPOSAL
The document responds to the desire to encourage second level agreements through simplification and the introduction of an equalization element of 250 euros per year for those who do not engage in company bargaining. On the welfare front, the flexible benefits are increased from the current 200 euros to 250 euros and an increase in the contribution for supplementary pensions, with a higher rate for young people.
THE PROPOSALS
On the training front, simplification and improvement interventions with the establishment of a national platform. Proposals also on the themes of smart working , safety, participation, tenders. The presence of the two presidents of Federmeccanica Dal Poz and Assistal Carlini at the negotiating table was a positive sign that we are positive about the will to work concretely on the renewal of the national collective labor agreement.
UNCERTAINTY
The context of great uncertainty we are experiencing, due to the pandemic and the changes taking place in the world of work, increases our responsibilities, the acceleration of forms of change in work imposes on us the obligation to try to support and respond to companies and workers.
A FIRST RESPONSE IN VIEW OF THE RENEWAL OF THE METALMECHANICAL CONTRACT
The new proposal by Federmeccanica and Assistal, after 11 months of emptiness, finally constitutes a first response and a useful basis for building an effective negotiation that makes up for lost time and allows us to build a contractual result that meets our regulatory and wage demands. There are distances but now the negotiations will be working to reduce them.
THE NECESSARY COURAGE
We are now in front of a passage in which we must put in charge a greater courage than the effort made in 2016. We must work to make a collective national agreement for the people. Useful and protective solutions are needed to overcome this phase of uncertainty. The document presented yesterday was a great effort but there is still work to be done. We need to find spaces within the negotiation that make it meet with our platform.
THE DIFFERENCES
In fact, compared to the document presented there are still important distances on which we must work, especially on the wage front where there is a theme of structure and quantity.
THE EFFORT
We greatly appreciate the effort and the will after decades to renew the grading system that was still in the early 1970s, a fundamental issue in the face of the changing world of work.
NEXT MEETINGS
To get into the discussion, we have set four tight appointments starting next December 1st and then continuing on December 2nd, 3rd and 9th.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/economia/tutte-le-novita-per-il-rinnovo-del-contratto-dei-metalmeccanici/ on Fri, 27 Nov 2020 10:43:16 +0000.