Overview
- The government told unions it will extend cassa integrazione to about 5,700 workers from mid‑November through December, increasing to roughly 6,000 in January.
- Minister Adolfo Urso attributed the January rise to a planned shutdown of the Taranto cokery for decarbonization works.
- The high‑level meeting at Palazzo Chigi with several ministers, Invitalia and the extraordinary commissioners was suspended to allow a technical review starting Wednesday.
- Union leaders warned that resources could be exhausted by year‑end and said they have yet to see a concrete industrial relaunch plan.
- Unions pressed for a company with majority public ownership to manage the transition and reported production is largely stalled, with the only operating blast furnace halted for 72 hours of partial repairs.