The port of Gioia Tauro workers have approved the agreement on the level of redundancy in rotation

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The port of Gioia Tauro workers have said yes to the cartel agreed on layoff from the trade unions CGIL, CISL, UIL and UGL and Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT), a subsidiary of Italy Contship which operates the container terminal of the airport of Calabria. The appropriate referendum held last Friday was attended by 846 workers of a total of 1,065 votes for and against were 486 and 351 to which are added five boards and four blank ballots void ( of 28 July 2011).

Majority approving the agreement, which involves a plan for rotating layoffs and productivity measures in favor and against absenteeism - said the Deputy Secretary General of Uiltrasporti, Claudio Tarlazzi, "the workers have a choice of responsibility" . "The vote - said the union - is certainly evidence that the majority of the employees of MCT believes and wants to raise the share of the port and the path that has emerged over the tables and numerous ministerial meetings with the company MCT."

"There were moments of tension - said Tarlazzi - Uiltrasporti and the regional secretary, Joseph Rizzo, also paid in person this tough situation (against his car were fired gun shots, ed.) This heinous act of intimidation, however, has not curbed the efforts of trade union Uiltrasporti, that has stood out even at this stage for their professionalism, consistency and reasonableness. "

"The route - said the Deputy Secretary-General of Uiltrasporti - though not yet complete.Now the company complies with its commitments under the signatory trade unions and the interconfederal agreement on representation and representativeness of the 28 June 2011 considered that the union did not want to self-align with the will of the majority of workers. It is time that the open table at the ministry and defining specific commitments that each party involved in the process to work towards the revival of this strategic infrastructure for the interest of Calabria and the entire country. Now even the Calabria region must do its part and then meet their commitments in order to promote the economic and industrial development by encouraging the entry of new private investors in the area and create a logistics platform retroportuale properly connected to the rail network to determine growth and employment. The employees of the terminal Uilta and not shirk their responsibilities and are ready, as demonstrated in these days, do their part. "

The agreement was ratified MCT-unions in the same day during the performance of the technical-istutuzionale the port of Gioia Tauro, Calabria Region convened and chaired by the vice-president of the Stasi Antonella.Recognising the positive closure of the trade union consultation, Antonella Stasi said that "remains the commitment of the President of the Region and in Scopelliti strongly support the revitalization of the port of Gioia Tauro and the whole area back-port. We will start immediately - he explained - a technical for active labor policies can complement the income of workers who participate in CIGS, with training, aimed at guiding them later to other specific activities. We will continue also work together with the Ministry of Infrastructure. Over the next few days are subject to further meetings that will lead to the continuation of that table national already active, during which both the national government that the region had given ample availability for important interventions on the development of the entire area of the port of Gioia Tauro. "

Commenting on the outcome of the referendum and the ratification of the agreement, which allows you to initiate the extraordinary layoff will leave next Monday, the president of the Port Authority of Gioia Tauro, John Grimaldi, showed that the understanding was "averted the most worrying aspect represented by the laid off workers who, instead, will now be able to look at their future and that of their families with greater confidence." "My thanks - he continued - the first address to which the police have asked for a commitment, they practiced with great professionalism and discretion. My heartfelt gratitude goes also to the Calabria Region and, in particular, to Vice President Antonella Stasi, closely, it has consistently followed the negotiations. And last but not least, special thanks goes to workers who have shown a strong attachment to their work. Who were able, with a sense of responsibility, take a path that, even if at times a little easier, saw them engaged to keep alive the dialogue with the company, which turned out to be crucial. "

"From today - concluded Grimaldi - I think we can look to the future with greater confidence.Laid the foundation for thinking and planning the growth of the port of Gioia Tauro, which must continue to maintain its leadership in the field of international trade in the Mediterranean. We have created optimal conditions for planning to continue the work already undertaken, the airport called to provide the expected economic benefits to the whole region of Calabria. "