New meeting on the Air Italy dispute.
After the ownership reaffirmed that it has no intention of asking for an extension of the layoffs for the 1,320 workers of the airline, for whom the dismissal letters are ready but still on standby, the new interministerial table took place today in which was attended by the Region of Sardinia and the Region of Lombardy.
The Regions have strongly asked the government to go beyond the technical aspects and work to evaluate an interest from Qatar Airways.
"Actions are needed to avoid dismissals immediately and until the end of 2021, which will enable the redundancy fund to be activated in 2022 so that the State has time to take an alternative path", explained Labor Councilor Alessandra Zedda, " rejected the amendment that extended the shock absorbers for Air Italy workers, one wonders in fact what are the initiatives that are intended to be implemented in order not to leave hundreds of families alone ".
"The two Regions, Sardinia and Lombardy, have urgently requested that the government take an active part in an urgent confrontation with the Qatar Airways property to avoid the dismissal of workers from January 1, with the aim of reaching a solution. different and structural for 2022, the year in which action will have to be taken on air transport, also due to the negative influences that the sector has contracted due to Covid-19 ", he concluded.
(Unioneonline / F)