Italian trade unions representing finance workers strongly rebuked BNL management after fruitless negotiations to restore 900 outsourced jobs. One of Italy\u2019s largest banks, BNL is a subsidiary of the French giant BNP Paribas.<\/p>\r\n
In a 15 February press statement, the leadership of the unions Fabi, First Cisl, Fisac CGil, Uilca and Unisin\u2014all affiliated with UNI Global Union\u2014said, \u201cAfter five days of discussions in vain, the company has returned to the negotiating table with the same antagonistic attitude it has held since the beginning of this situation. . . Without a radical change of course, our negotiations will end without agreements, the disputes will continue, and the season of lawsuits will begin\u2014not only at BNL but also at all the companies involved.”<\/p>\r\n
In October 2021, BNL announced it would outsource 900 IT and back-office services workers. The unions flatly rejected this move because it would deny these employees coverage by the national sectoral collective bargaining agreement.<\/p>\r\n
After earlier rounds of difficult, unproductive negotiations, BNL workers went on strike 27 December 2021 and 24 January 2022. The walkouts brought BNL back to the negotiation table in February, but negotiations broke down on the fifth day, with the company refusing to meet the unions\u2019 demands.<\/p>\r\n
In November 2021, UNI\u2019s Finance sector wrote BNP Paribas management calling on them to move BNL into a genuine social dialogue with the unions.<\/p>\r\n
\u201cThe people in these jobs perform essential services for BNL, and they deserve to have their fundamental rights\u2014including the right to collective bargaining\u2014respected,\u201d said Christy Hoffman, UNI Global Union General Secretary<\/strong>. \u201cThe company should stop stalling, stop stonewalling and start seriously negotiating with the unions.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Outrage over outsourcing: Italian finance unions denounce BNL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":5951,"template":"","categories":[41],"global-issues":[],"sectors":[13],"cross-sector-groups":[],"workers-rights":[],"regions":[84],"topics":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n