Sardinian airports are in private hands, but the CGIL union is not happy: "No to top-down decisions."
The union's position: "We need public management and greater worker involvement."Per restare aggiornato entra nel nostro canale Whatsapp
The right to mobility of Sardinians in the hands of a private fund , with the choices of a regional government that is taking "a direction blatantly contrary to the common good and potentially harmful" for an island like Sardinia: this is the crux of the CGIL Sardinia's clear stance against the plan to privatize Sardinia's airports.
The union has set out its concerns in a document approved by all local and sector bodies. The goal? "To put the collective interest back at the center, stop a botched operation, and create a network with public governance." It's a battle the union announces it will pursue using all available tools.
The document outlines the reasons for the opposition. "The decisions envisaged in the term sheet , in the resolutions of the regional administration, and in the measures adopted by the Board of the Chamber of Commerce of Cagliari and Oristano," the document states, "prefigure a path that will lead to effective control of the management of the three Sardinian airports by a new corporate entity in which the role of F2i Sgr Spa will be crucial. This investment fund, which aims to generate profit and enhance the value of its shareholders' investments, certainly not the public interest."
The same profit logic, states the CGIL, which the fund "will be able to take advantage of from December 31, 2028 onwards, when, with the green light granted in the official documents, it will even be able to resell its shares."
According to the CGIL, the corporate structure is completely biased toward private individuals, and the establishment of a committee with an advisory and informational role on local development strategies, as envisaged in the signed agreements, "certainly cannot be considered a means of protecting and safeguarding collective interests."
The union is advancing the alternative idea of an airport network with a majority public presence in governance, "as already demonstrated by the significant experiences of airport management companies in Puglia and the Municipality of Milan."
(Unioneonline/AD)