"A new block of layoffs, including for those companies that have or are going out of business, to have 12 months of Cigs. And a Dl in the next few days, to have a Covid layoff of 13 weeks extendable by a further 13. weeks ". These are the hypotheses being examined after the dispatch of the dismissal letters to 1,322 Air Italy workers, after the expiry of the Cig on 31 December. The news was announced by the general secretary of Filt-Cgil Sardegna, Arnaldo Boeddu, at the end of the meeting with the regional councilor for work Alessandra Zedda regarding the Airitaly dispute. Also present were the executives and officials of ASPAL, who supported the Region on active employment policy projects that were approved and financed by the EU for 85% through Feg funds.

"By the morning a report will be drawn up, signed by everyone, including the trade unions to be sent to the competent ministers and to the Lombardy Region itself so that this region can do what we have done here in Sardinia - explains Boeddu - I am satisfied with the results of today's meeting because everyone reiterated the need to avert Naspi (unemployment) and therefore continue the work to have the dismissal letters withdrawn. This could be facilitated by measures that, in these hours, the Government would be launching ".

For the union leader "it being understood that the Region of Sardinia is doing everything possible to find a solution and give a perspective, an indispensable action would be to establish a single pool of air transport workers since this strategic sector that is facing a crisis never seen before must be supported and must safeguard all professional figures ".

In the meantime, a new workers' presidency is scheduled for tomorrow, organized by the various trade unions. The appointment is for 10 in Piazza San Silvestro in Rome, one step away from the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

SOLINAS: "AT THE SIDE OF THE WORKERS" - "We said from the very first moment, in 2019, that we are ready to do our part and as a Region we have worked to find a solution to the employment problem and to bring the Air Italy dispute to the attention The Region has sided with the workers from the beginning, reaffirming a principle that we still consider current and sacrosanct: the State must assume its responsibilities, treat these workers with the same yardstick used for Alitalia employees and seek a solution to one of the most important national disputes ". This was reiterated by the President of the Region Christian Solinas after the videoconference meeting that took place this morning, which was attended by the Regional Councilor for Labor, Alessandra Zedda, the unions and former Air Italy workers. Objective of the meeting: to arrive at a unified written proposal between the two regions involved - Sardinia and Lombardy - for the immediate blocking of layoffs, the request to participate in a technical table to be activated with the competent ministries and the introduction of extraordinary measures to part of the Government so that the curtain does not fall on a major national dispute such as that of Air Italy.