Unions blast Alitalia over cuts, but set no strike
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Union leaders slammed Alitalia's plans to cut 5,000 jobs as part of restructuring efforts aimed at averting collapse, but said Tuesday they will keep negotiating and hold off on any strike action.
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Alitalia said Thursday it has reached an agreement with unions representing its ground crew staff to cut 2,500 jobs and freeze pay increases, moving a step closer to approving a crucial restructuring plan.
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MILAN A day after Alitalia said it would cut 5,000 jobs, a quarter of its work force, unions regrouped, vowing Tuesday to limit the layoffs through methods that ranged from continuing negotiations with the management of the state-run airline to hunger
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Struggling national Italian airline Alitalia cancelled 67 out of 267 flights after a four hour strike by some of its staff, the company said in a statement.
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Alitalia's main unions held back from  calling for strikes on Tuesday despite anger at a plan to cut a  quarter of the workforce, hoping instead to try to negotiate a  less painful deal from the airline's management.
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MILAN : Alitalia pursued last-ditch talks with unions, its deadline for clinching a rescue plan or face bankruptcy, a day after winning a key deal with pilots.
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Racing to avoid bankruptcy, Alitalia  AZPIa.MI struggled into the early hours of Thursday for a  last-minute deal with its powerful unions to roll back benefits  and stretch the working hours of thousands of staff.
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Struggling Italian flagship carrier Alitalia held late-night talks Tuesday with the government and labor unions on how to help employees whose jobs will be slashed under a plan to save the airline, news reports said.
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A decision on which bidder will secure troubled Italian airline Alitalia is put off until Tuesday.
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ROME  - Alitalia said Thursday it had reached an agreement with unions representing its ground crew staff to cut 2,500 jobs, moving a step closer to approving a crucial restructuring plan.
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The Italian state airline Alitalia, fighting for its financial survival, reached a wage agreement overnight with unions representing ground staff, union sources said.
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ITALY ground to a halt today as millions of workers observed a general strike in a show of force against the economic policies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi&#39;s centre-right coalition government.
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Italy&#39;s struggling state carrier Alitalia met with labor unions Tuesday, trying to persuade them to accept a sweeping restructuring plan after announcing a further worsening of the airline&#39;s financial situation.
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Alitalia SpA, Italy&#39;s largest airline, plans to cut a total of 3,689 jobs after winning concessions from flight attendants&#39; unions on cost-cutting targets aimed at saving the carrier from running out of money, union officials said.
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The Italian airline is facing resistance from unions against its plan to evade bankruptcy by cutting 5,000 jobs.
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Hundreds of flights were canceled and many others delayed on Friday due to a four-hour air traffic controllers&#39; strike in Italy, when unions protested against plans to centralize control of central Europe&#39;s upper-airspace.
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ROME : The Italian airline Alitalia warned that it was headed for bankruptcy within a month, as the government appealed to unions and the company management to strike a deal to save the struggling carrier.