Overview
- After national talks collapsed Tuesday, FIM, FIOM and UILM launched a unitary strike and workers moved in convoy to stage a round-the-clock sit-in near Cornigliano station.
- Via Cornigliano and Piazza Savio were closed to traffic, part of the Guido Rossa roadway was shut westbound, and a gazebo was installed shortly after 9 a.m. local time.
- Unions contend the plan would raise cassa integrazione to 6,000 workers from January, adding 1,550 to the 4,450 already on support, and warn of possible plant closures by March.
- The government says it accepted a key union request and proposes training paths instead of further expanding furloughs, a stance labor leaders reject as inadequate.
- Genoa Mayor Silvia Salis expressed concern for affected families, pledged to press the government for action, and asked that demonstrations remain respectful of residents.