San Marino. Union of consumers on the side of the unions: “Dialogue first of all, but we need someone who listens”
“San Marino Consumer Union, in a press release, states that it continues to give its support to everyone‘action of the three individual trade unions: dialogue first of all, but we need someone who listens”.
“The assets of the Csdl, Cdls and Usl union cadres were also touched on the issue of increases in utilities from next January, a hot topic for those who work to protect consumers – reads the note from San Marino Consumer Union -. The proclamation of the strike combined with the various press releases sent by Assoconsumatori had the immediate effect of pushing back the announced increases of 104 and 120%. However, even in the face of more contained price increases, around 30% for gas and the costs of electricity would vary, little or nothing is done to help the weakest. If the increases are increased starting from January 2022, we are already at +90%. Since there is a monopoly regime, these are unacceptable price increases also because they are not completely linked to the supply price”.
And again: “The great risk, denounced several times by the San Marino Consumers Union, is that of precipitating the people who still arrive at the end of the month, in the condition of never getting there again. Furthermore, to complicate a difficult situation, there are bills for most of the items that are not easy to read. Complex for the user to carry out checks given that the readings of the various contacts do not match the period in which the invoice is sent. We could go on with the list of criticisms, but what interests us is that they are resolved definitively and quickly. For this reason we are tired of witnessing rebounds of responsibility in the newspapers or on social networks, a responsibility that in the end a sly attempt is made to fall on the population that does not save money, which is not the case!”.
Ucs, at the end of the press release, states: “We fully share the line of the trade unions: a dialogue is certainly needed, but in order for it to be started, there must be those who are willing to really listen, to have a proactive perspective and not just to organize meetings of facade at a distance of several months from each other”.