Fim, the Italian metalworkers' federation, becomes the first trade union of the former Ansaldo Breda plant, now Hitachi, in Pistoia. The historic victory is thus commented in a note by Marco Bentivogli, secretary of Fim Cisl: "Only a few years ago - writes Bentivogli - it seemed like an impregnable fort, but the grit and determination of our boys won over everything. In just over two years they managed to overturn the result and now the FIM is the first union at the former Ansaldo Breda, now Hitachi, of Pistoia, where the Frecciarossa1000 is produced and where a quick union was needed, capable of understanding and governing the changes: workers have seen it in the FIM”.
“An overwhelming result – continues the press release -, 265 votes, 100 more than the runner-up. A result that leaves no doubt as to which union the Hitachi workers have chosen: the FIM. A huge thank you to all the candidates who put themselves on the line, sparing nothing and who wanted and conquered this extraordinary, historic result: Marco, Michele, Riccardo, Stefano, Antonio, Antonella, Gabriele and Sue Ellen".
“And thanks to Jury Citera – concludes Bentivogli -, the Secretary of the FIM of Pistoia, one of the young trade unionists of the FIM who puts his best energies at the service of our organization every day. He won the team. This is the real trade union, the one of the present and the future, the one for which it will always be worth spending to rebuild a society full of hope and good news like this one".
