The reply from the unions, in particular from Fim-Cisl, the metalworkers of the Cisl, comes with a hard face, after the position taken by the nascent Lega-5 Stelle government on the Ilva of Taranto. The intention of the nascent Executive is to abandon the path of "environmentalisation" of the Apulian factory and in fact to send it to its definitive closure, with the risk of leaving thousands of workers at home. "The clarification that has just arrived from the M5S - said Marco Bentivogli, general secretary of Fim Cisl - on the "government contract" definitively clarifies their desire not to continue the environmental work but to close the factory and leave 20.000 workers at home without any guarantees. The elections have taken place and it is right that those who govern take responsibility for their choices".
“The closure is harmful to the environment – continued the trade unionist in a note – (the coverage of the parks is just beginning and it risks being a Bagnoli 2), employment and the Italian manufacturing economy. be clear, we will never give in to the intimidation of squads which in these hours in Taranto prevents full democratic usability. And let it be equally clear, we will not sit idly by, if we want to leave the workers at home and the city the victim of a harmful environmental choice, we will not stand still and we will give life to total mobilisation. For this, it is necessary to continue the negotiations immediately, find an agreement that environmentalises – as everyone in Taranto in particular, awaits – defends all workers and secures the plant and relaunch it “, closed Bentivogli.
