Acciaierie d’Italia, the stop in Taranto stops the galvanizing of Genoa
Acciaierie d’Italia has decided to stop the Afo2 plant in Taranto until the end of August and directly in the consequent plant in Genoa the galvanized line stops and 250 workers go to layoffs until 31 August. It was the Genoese sicati who dared to hear the news, explaining that it is clear that the critical issues in “the current performance and management of the plants reported by the trade unions are clearly taking shape”. “We cannot wait any longer. In the last meeting, the Government undertook to intervene so that the situation did not deteriorate. The time to intervene is now”.
The unions have requested and obtained an urgent meeting with the management of the Genoese site to be held on Monday. In the meantime, some aspects that will be at the center of the discussion are specified: “The planned summer holidays cannot be converted into layoffs, the rotation must be carried out by all the workers involved in the stops, with no differences in role and that the workers who are already heavily involved in carrying out the layoffs with only 11 working days under their belt, they cannot be further penalized “. According to what was communicated to the trade unions, the shutdown of blast furnace 2 in Taranto derives from the need for urgent maintenance and restoration interventions. In Taranto 2500 workers go to the cash desk.