Alitalia, unions ask for layoffs until 2025

• ITA starts with 2,800 employees.

  Non-binding proposal formalized for Alitalia assets

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01 September 2021 Extraordinary supplementary fund for Alitalia workers who will not return to Ita

, ie a duration "commensurate" with the prospects of the newco plan: this is the request of the unions to the Ministry of Labor in today's meeting. For the unions, Alitalia's formal request for

is in fact "too little" because workers not hired by Ita risk being left without protection, Anpac and Anpav affirm in a note at the end of the meeting with the Ministry of Labor on the request for extension

of the social

shock

absorber. 

The meeting - which in addition to the Anpac and Anpav was also attended by the confederal unions and the Usb, were attended by the Director General of the Ministry of Labor, De Camillis, the Director General of the Mims Air Transport Sector, Fiorillo, the Extraordinary Commissioners Alitalia group, the Director Grenerale Zeni and the staff.

"We took the opportunity to reiterate the need to implement all the necessary initiatives to quickly deploy the tools technically necessary to provide for the maintenance of the licenses / qualifications / certifications of the personnel and professional retraining for the acquisition of new suitable skills to foster future employment prospects. In this regard, de Camillis gave positive feedback on the need to build an adequate response in agreement with the Regions. In consideration of the extreme urgency and importance of the matter, the Ministry, following a series of necessary checks, will convene a new meeting ", underline Anpac and Anpav.

In the meantime, the binding offer presented by Ita for the Alitalia flight branch under extraordinary administration expired on 31 August. It includes 52 leased aircraft and a related slot number, as well as contracts and ancillary assets. The offer was presented on August 16 and made binding by Ita after the Board of Directors on August 24 last. The financial terms of the offer

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Ita has a capital endowment of approximately 700 million euros, most of which will cover the expenses associated with the start-up of operations set for 15 October. In the meantime, the discussion with the trade unions, started on 25 August last, on the type of contract in which to frame the new hires continues.

The positions are still distant, but Ita has said it is willing to think about the national collective bargaining agreement on condition that an agreement is reached by 20 September, in line with the requirements of the Industrial Plan. The company, on the other hand, remains firm on the initial staff which will be 2,800 people.

Ita's goal is to quickly close the acquisition of the aviation branch of the company in extraordinary administration, acquired the Air Operator Certificate, issued by ENAC on August 18, and then focus on personnel, while it still remains to understand how it will be managed the lot of the Alitalia brand, in addition to the handling and maintenance part.

On August 26, Ita launched ticket sales on its website and at the same time opened the platform for the collection of personnel applications. According to data

collected by LaPresse, the candidacies as of September 1 were 18,703. Of these 1,909 for the role of commander and pilot - 794 from Alitalia -; 5,060 (1,528 from Alitalia) for flight attendants and 11,734 (1,404 from Alitalia) for Overhead.