CGIL, Landini re-elected general secretary: messages of support and encouragement from Pd and M5s
The Emilian, in his second term, will hold the reins of the union for another 4 years
«Congratulations to Maurizio Landini , re-elected general secretary of the CGIL . Together with the healthy social forces of our country we must fight daily and in a concrete way against all inequalities, against the precariousness of work, for a legal minimum wage that puts an end to starvation wages and for a new Statute of male and female workers to expand the protections to the too many unsecured, to the self-employed and to VAT numbers ».
Thus, in a note, the president of the 5 Star Movement Giuseppe Conte the day after the reconfirmation of the Emilian as head of the union. The assignment arrived at the end of the XIX national congress of the CGIL (which took place in Rimini, from 15 to 18 March), where the assembly chose him - with 94.2% of the votes in favor -, entrusting him with the second four-year term . The proclamation was accompanied by a long applause from the audience. "Thank you," were his first words.
« I congratulate Landini . In a country with 12% of working poor, a serious fight against precariousness is unavoidable, accompanied by the introduction of the legal minimum wage and the defense of social protection instruments such as the Basic Income, which this government aims, piece by piece , to dismantle. Next week, in the Labor Committee in the Chamber, the discussion of the bill on the minimum wage at 9 euros gross per hour presented by President Giuseppe Conte will begin. A battle that I fought throughout my parliamentary experience, finding more opposition than openings, even from those who said they were in favor. My hope is that it will be approved as soon as possible: we cannot wait any longer", wrote the former Minister of Labor and coordinator of the M5S Labor Committee Nunzia Catalfo on Facebook . Enthusiasm also in the Democratic Party , which expressed its satisfaction with the intervention of Debora Serracchiani, Pd group leader in the Chamber : "Greetings and congratulations from the deputies of the Pd to Maurizio Landini re-elected general secretary of the CGIL".
That of the trade unionist is outlined as a re-election that begins on a " war footing " with the government led by Giorgia Meloni: " We are separated by a very profound, very consistent diversity . For all the Italian trade unions - Landini said in his speech at the end of the congress - there is no possibility of discussion, we need to start a mobilization that does not exclude any means, including a strike if necessary».
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