Friday, November 16, 2007

Pelvic Cramping And Loose Stool

Who is the FIOM

Sometimes talking to workers, especially younger people, I realize that they have a distorted idea the union and in many cases no historical notion in the union and the role of Italy in FIOM Italian trade union movement. Certainly it would take to make a detailed analysis books and books. But I decided that whatever useful blog post on a small sum, is the site of the National FIOM, the history of the oldest Italian metalworkers' trade union movement. Then, of course, everyone is free to continue to think as he wishes, but it is important to know the basic steps in the life of Italian trade union, the struggles of our parents and our grandparents, even to better understand the current situation.


The Italian Federation of Metalworkers (Fiom) was born in Livorno, 16 June 1901. The sections at the congress are 40 (18 more than those who had sent their membership), representing 18,000 members.

The Italian metalworking union, however, is already active at the end of the nineteenth century. In major industrialized cities are formed sections that workers begin to fight for better working conditions: minimum wage, an eight-hour workday, abolition of piece-work and night work, equal pay for men and women, regulation of apprenticeships against the exploitation of children. Trade unionism in Italy has its roots in an undeniable political and social commitment that comes from the tumultuous events that mark the historical period and the accession of many socialist and revolutionary ideals.

born in 1898, "The Metal", the newspaper worker who later became the Fiom and formed the Central Committee's propaganda, the organization will work to prepare the founding congress of the federation.

Mobilization and strikes, repression and violence are alternated frequently until 1914, the beginning of the First World War. In that year, Bruno Buozzi, secretary of the Fiom wrote on 'The Metal' "We feel that the Italian proletariat has an absolute duty to fight every means that Italy remains neutral (...) is our job to intervene for peace and not war ". Not so, the situation fell and Italy entered the war May 24, 1915. In the first Congress after the war Fiom has 47,192 members and 102 sections. Start the season for collective bargaining. On 20 February 1919 reached an agreement with the industrial associations that provides the reduction in working hours to eight hours daily and 48 weekly , recognition of internal committees and their establishment in each factory and the appointment of a Commission for the improvement of social legislation and another to study the reform of wages and inflation. But the more extreme wing of the employers began to look for evidence of force against the workers and the union. He finds it in August 1920 when negotiations for the improvement of living conditions of metallurgical stops and lock-outs begin. The answer is expressed in employment working in the factories that involves more than 400,000 metallurgical across Italy and another 100,000 in other categories . tense moments, some of which lead to real battles in which there are deaths and injuries, prior to the agreement of September 19, 1920 . "The Metal" full page entitled: The victory of the proletariat metallurgy. The main organization eradicated. The results speak for themselves: the recognition of workers' control in factories, salary increases, 6 paid holidays, overtime and enhancements for night work . The factories back to normal in the following days but the red biennium (1919-1920) follows the rise to power of fascism that quickly leads to a narrowing of the freedom, the first group and then individual, then the outlawing of trade unions and any Association. Many trade unionists are killed or imprisoned. It comes to the Second World War, and after the difficult years and several attempts to action most of the unions joined the Resistance and take part in the liberation from Nazism and fascism together with the allied forces April 25, 1945. In June 1944, the union is reconstituted with the Pact of Rome joining mainstream unions: Communist, Socialist and Christian-democratic.

After World War II begins the battle for the national collective agreement, whose final version requires a period of time very long. In 1946 he held the Ninth Congress of the Federation and Italian Metalworkers Federation becomes used metal workers reached 638,697 members.

In 1948, Fiom signed his first contract in 1956 but all parts are in part defined. Meanwhile, the Italian trade association Pact Mature crisis of '44 and the political alliances and cultural flows from it, it depletes the division that leads to the splitting of a part of CGIL: born in 1948, the CISL and 1950 the UIL. The political clash -union in those years was very hard, we aim to isolate the CGIL especially Fiom. In this climate, nel1955, in the Commission's internal elections to the Fiat (the largest and most important Italian manufacturer) Fiom suffers a defeat. Within a year Fiom loses a considerable part of their members.

In Italy, democracy is still fragile, and there are many moments of crisis and attempts reactionaries who follow in the fifties and sixties. The National Agreement of 1962 (public companies) and 1963 (private companies), after months of struggle, is considered the voice articulated bargaining in addition to the national one.

The economic development of Italy reaches high stakes in the sixties but there are structural inequalities in different regions of the country. Fiom through a campaign in the factories and in the area, again increasing their consent. Since 1968, the battles of the metalworkers meet with other social subjects: first, with the student movement, but even with that of women in the seventies develop autonomous battles inside and outside the union. The late sixties was a period marked by massacres, conspiracies and terrorism (the so-called "strategy of tension") that will last until the mid-eighties, and on which there are still heavy shadows. The Commission interior is replaced within the Council determined at the factory.

1969 was the year the autumn heat, so called because in that season are held great fights that ended with a big national demonstration metalworkers November 28 in Rome.

In December, the national contract is signed. The most important results: the same for all wage increases, reduced to 40 hours of working time at the same salary, recognition of the right of assembly in the factory during working hours, recognition of company union representatives.

The period of workers' struggle does not end: engineering organizations in 1972 FIM-CISL, FIOM-CGIL and UIL Uilm-workers are united in the Federation metalworkers (FLM). In 1973 another major national contract signed in which we obtain the sole management for workers employed on-7 levels, wage increases equal for all, the recognition of the right to paid educational (the famous 150 hours), 4 weeks vacation.

In subsequent renewals taking shape the first part of the Contract that relates to right to information about investment plans and employment policies of companies. negotiating space becomes larger, increase the contractual matters as well as the impact of the union at the factory .

the second half of the seventies, the owner develops a new offensive aimed at restoring conditions of absolute supremacy in the enterprise. Once test is Fiat that, in 1980, announced 14,469 layoffs encountering stiff opposition that is expressed in 35 working days of hard struggle. For the first time in Italy's employees and officers of a plant are organized against the workers and held a rally of 20,000 people in Turin . The conclusion of the litigation (23,000 workers in the wage guarantee fund) opens a defensive and uncertain phase of the union. It represents a defeat of the trade union movement that crosses the boundaries of the Fiat and still is a matter of debate and reflection.

entrepreneurs, using the major restructuring and a political and social environment, they want to attack the gains of the seventies. In 1984 the flm melts and in the same year that workers and employees lose their contingency, the mechanism to automatically adjust the wage increases the cost of living. In those years, the factory councils come into crisis as a representation structure.

crisis and restructuring of the eighties have changed the structure of Italian industry. Growing small and medium enterprises and also the craft. Increased accidents at work. Entire industrial areas of big cities will disappear and this causes a slow but inexorable decline of union members. In 1993 he was signed by the unions, employers and the government an agreement that defines new contractual arrangements to identify solutions to the dynamics of wage increases are repeated and the two levels of bargaining: the national and corporate worlds. The agreement is confirmed by the legitimacy to negotiate on the second level, the corporate, trade union representatives unitary structure of the factory, which replaces the Works Council. But entrepreneurs are keen to obtain the elimination of the national contract and an employment relationship based on reports at the discretion of individual companies.

in subsequent contract negotiations, from 1994 to the one currently underway, the battle continues to be mainly in the maintenance of both national and company level contract.

in 2004 counted 363,326 Fiom members.

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Converting Fireplace To Wood Burning Oven

As we begin to talk about issues of lavorartori??

Today the company has been distributed yet another leaflet of the cobas (which is not signed Cobas more private work, but Cobas Metalmaccanici).

The flyer is almost entirely focused on the outcome of the vote in the Magna MSW here.

First is challenged the allocation of places in the MSW compared to the percentages of votes taken.

But these men knew what the rules are, and have also signed an explicit and formal.

The rules may not like it and it also has the right to seek to change them in the appropriate fora and with the appropriate instruments. But it can not be accepted after them, use them as an element of manipulation in the debate at the enterprise level trade unions.

Once again to say we are good and their bad, the servants of the masters.
You've already said and repeated the result: 57% Fiom preferences.

Question: beyond the regulation is scandalous that with 57% of the vote will take 5 to 9 seats?

I think not.

When I, or other students say they have read the FIOM slander and lies in the pamphlets cobas certainly we are not referring to the proposed union alternative, God forbid, indeed I hope to compare this with the delegation of the cobas solid and, if possible but we refer the allegations to be (we FIOM delegates) the servants of the company, and above all to make a trade unionism "from above" that which does not make the participant base of workers.

joke but I say! but do not know what world you live, at least when I'm in the MSW (1998) all agreements and was voted out and come in, which in simple terms the workers have always had the last word on platforms and on the outcomes of negotiations?
And then there is a slander to say the opposite?

One last thing: I hope to have more time from now to really start working with the USW thinking about real people's problems and not those related to the trade union bureaucracy, if we do together better because we get quicker and better to the goals, if not, the component of the FIOM Magna MSW has a duty of respect for all workers to go on, do not fossilize self-union issues. In

flyer cobas allegedly in the title to "impose" a new way of operating as RSU.
No one can "impose" new ways. It is not democratic.
The RSU is a collegial body that acts accordingly, with precise rules of democracy that all are bound to respect, including cobas.
The decisions you take after a comparison, a summary and if necessary a vote, which then becomes binding for all.
In a democratic manner.

Regarding the component FIOM, we are willing dialogue within a maximum of solid but will not accept impositions on our conduct, what we have always held: conflict of the combativeness and when necessary, mediation and negotiation where possible, with sobriety and a sense of responsibility for the conduct which workers have given us 57% of the vote. Within the MSW

each delegate has his dignity and his ability to contribute. There are
as some claim, all-powerful delegates, perhaps in the old RSU there were delegates who have committed more and others who were fugitives, but the workers know this and vote for me, I gave an answer also points to this.

I really hope he recovers as soon as possible a dialogue "normal" is to stop "wasting time" and start again to think about problems.

First, the employment prospects of the company: production must end and those that they have to go, for one thing.
We know from statements that the company committed Ford will end in 2008, this division employs approximately 150 people, we want to deal with this or not?
We try to understand how to create the conditions to ensure that new products arrive in our factory and other factories of the group?

I believe this is the priority, I think the first meeting of the RSU will have this as a matter of debate.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Steinberg Hypersonic Cu Fruity Loops

The struggle for the national contract has begun.

Contract metalworkers.

Fim, Fiom, Uilm: adherence to national strike for more than 80%

wet Strike, strike lucky. And 'This is the outcome of the first national day of struggle of the metalworkers' issued by FIM-CISL, FIOM-CGIL and UIL-Uilm for the renewal of the Contract. In fact, despite the bad weather, were very high and the membership to strike, from 4 to 8 hours in all companies sector, that the many initiatives outside the workplace. According to data received by the national center of trade unions within the category of 17.00 today, the strike has average more than 80% adherence.

In Turin, 10,000 workers have created a procession that started from square Arbarello direct way to sail under the Industrial Union headquarters. In Florence, 6,000 workers from various industrial areas of the province and the province of Prato took part in a procession that went through the streets of the city center, on Independence Square to Piazza Strozzi. High participation also to events that took place in Padua (5,000), Vicenza (2,000), Reggio Emilia (10,000), Bologna (4000) and Pistoia (1,000). In other situations, the Day of Action was marked by many decentralized initiatives such as the protest outside the local associations and major industrial establishments. This is what happened in Naples, with initiatives in front of many factories in different industrial areas, in Treviso, with three different concentration (Treviso and Conegliano Castelfranco), in Milan, where there were four different regional events. Events in city theaters in Livorno and Lanciano (Chieti). Events and principals in all capitals and the provinces where there are engineering firms.

Regarding adherence to the strike, there are numerous companies who have registered an almost total block of business. It 's the case in the province of Turin, in particular with the poles of Chivasso and Alto Canavese and companies like Magneti Marelli, Alenia and CNH; major factories in Brescia (Iveco, Beretta, Alpha Steel, Duferco Palazzoli, Redaelli) ; Dalmine of Bergamo, Milan and the Faema Candy Brugherio; Whirlpool Varese; of Valbruna in Vicenza, Fincantieri in Venice; Bonferraro and flames of Verona, the largest engineering companies in the province of Naples (Alenia and Avio, Ansaldo, Fincantieri), Alenia of Foggia and Bari Isotta Fraschini; Firema of Power, Otis in Reggio Calabria. Adhesions between 80% and 90% of the Lear Grugliasco, Bialetti and the Lagostina Verbania, the Lonati, Brescia; to Carraro of Padua, Electrolux and De Longhi in Treviso, Verona Riello and Ferroli, and Laverda in Salvagnini Vicenza; Valbruna and Sapa in Bolzano, Ilva di Genova, Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente and Riva Trigoso, Lamborghini, Bonfiglioli, Ducati and Magneti Marelli in Bologna, Ferrara Berco, Marcegaglia of Ravenna; Severstal Piombino, Lombardini in Rieti, CIET in Ascoli Piceno, Honeywell and Pierburg in Chieti, and ITCA Italtractor in Potenza, Italtel and Fincantieri in Palermo.

In companies of the Fiat group, there was adherence to the strike of 75% at Mirafiori, 90% at Iveco in Brescia, Pomigliano 82%, 60% of the FMA Avellino, more than 50% of the Sata Melfi, over 80% in Termini Imerese.

Ilva of Taranto, adherence to the strike was 65%.

Press Office Fim, Fiom, Uilm

Rome, October 30, 2007

Monday, November 5, 2007

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union elections Rules to Magna

The 29-30-31/10/2007 to Magna Guasticce elections were held for the renewal of municipal solid waste.

After a troubled phase, full of important events, both company and national level, we arrived at the renewal of the unitary trade union representation.

The novelty compared to previous renewals was the candidacy of two workers with the Cobas private work, which was presented for the first time in this company.

Application which was preceded by a dense country "disclosure" by the Cobas weekly leafleting through the gates of the Magna.

The content of the leaflets, and try to be loyal in return, was almost always focused on an attack on trade union confederations guilty of being too moderate as well as the RSU in charge considered too "indulgent" towards the company and "deaf" against the workers' demands.

also attempted to persuade us that they did not want to Ulimate fim FIOM partacipare cobas the election, which is absolutely false, as the facts show. In fact they have integrated a person in the commission election, have appointed a scrutineer, submitted their list and everything was done, as certified by the electoral commission, with full rules.

To be honest, there have been misunderstandings at the beginning we see unfolding:

In mid-September on my own initiative shared by the RSU was posted in a press bulletin where there was the need to initiate the procedure for renewal of RSU.

This is because it was outside the referendum on the renewal of the welfare CNNL so we wanted to avoid duplication. In addition, because we feared that the mandate has already expired, and it is already late because of working time, "someone" manipulated to get the thing to say we did not want the elections in order to prevent them from entering the MSW. Since we were already in the cobas leaflets called "senators for life" and "lord it" in the company, to exploit our fears were understandable.

That statement, however, was not the start of the procedure, as is the cobas believed.
And also the electoral commission was not yet operational.
is why the first delivery of documents by the cobas, it was not meant just to the subject (the electoral commission) is not successful, as a delegate FIOM very politely tried to explain.

But this did not help to avoid the following leaflets which you tried to make believe something different from the truth. The problems are not missed on all other procedural aspects, but finally we managed to give rise to the elections. Sorry

however, that in some flyers have made references to two delegates in particular, rather than to counter the ideas and those to be adopted instead. In those flyers

Magna has been described as a prison where there is a "dictatorship" will trample the rights and so on ... Not so much responsible for the direction, but most delegates "complacent".

write a post dedicated to prove that these allegations are not true, with such agreements signed with my participation and that of all solid and where it is clear that the reality is quite different. But I think that the vote of workers rapppresenti the best answer, because if only a quarter of what has been written against us were true we would not have even got one vote. And I especially Having been exposed to many more difficult times, sometimes taking positions "unpopular", I should not see the growing consensus towards me as it has been.

Caution I'm not saying that we do not have problems, problems in a company like ours never fail and require attention and effort, but certainly emphasizing the hardships exist, and doing (as I saw in the last cobas flyer that I can provide copies) of the election promises of more than policy proposals, the cobas may be able to catalyze a protest vote and an uneasiness that metalworkers in more than in other categories there is an inconvenience, however we must keep account.

Regarding the FIOM believe that the speech is different: for many years now we are in the majority of MSW is then up to us the task of managing all stages, even the most difficult and problematic.

One of the hardest was definitely a corporate reorganization in 2006 and not yet ended, even though that will surely run, in my opinion, the best way in given context, stemming the loss of jobs projected by the company, with a CIGS painful but gave assurances of reinstatement for all workers involved, it has caused concern, and in some cases disagreement with the work of the union.

Unfortunately when you work in spite of yourself with "smear" you can get dirty.

Much easier to stick it to the window to watch without "compromising" and then throwing accusations "who does"

From this point of view FIOM delegates were voted, not for campaign promises or to the trust may, in some cases, be appropriate to grant to those who present themselves for the first time, but I think on the contrary it was a vote in which the assessment was also included on the work of the RSU in the last three years .

why I think it is important that the FIOM in MSW has retained a majority of delegates.

It's not that we have facilitated the electoral rules, but simply because we took 58% of the vote. That leaves us in a "full" representation of the majority of the workers.

But let's get to the data (the total number of valid votes) provided by electoral commission composed of members of fim Fiom Uilm cobas in verbal notice board:

FIOM CGIL 57.7%

COBAS PRIVATE WORK 21.1%

FIM CISL 14.2 %

UILM UIL 6.8%

Personally, even if it has a relative importance, as a delegate pass by 110 votes last visit to the current 134 (about 35% of valid votes) so I can not but be satisfied, but most importantly it is clear that the meetings FIOM the consent of workers and employees.

We certainly can not crib on this result, but we must start immediately with the job because we need a continued commitment to always be able to better interpret the needs of workers, and locations most appropriate to the context in which we are to achieve the goals that we set ourselves together, without sacrificing anything of what you can do, but without false promises, down to earth and hopefully with the help of all those workers have shown to be represented.

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do not think there is a need for special rules for this blog, except those dictated by common sense, but they are eventually ready to receive advice. My suggestion
granted and what to avoid insults.
I also think it's fair to sign, but not anonymous censurerĂ² interventions that have the content shown in a civilized manner, regardless of my proceedings.

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What prospects for Magna Guasticce?

The Magna is the company's auto parts where I work now for over ten years.

What prospects for this Company? This is a FAQ I am being paid by the workers of "my" company, but not limited to them.

Unfortunately the car industry in Italy at least as regards the componentry has not passed good moments in recent years ...

The company where I work is owned by a Canadian multinational, and we know how corporations behave in the scenario of the global market: in most cases, the unbridled competition in search of higher profits may lead to relocation processes in other parts Europe or Asia, with serious consequences for the workers, for the territory which is, as administration and beyond, to face, sometimes with inadequate tools, problems are not easy to solve, and which have dramatic implications.

There are constraints to these multinationals, as in other countries, and this results in a situation of uncertainty that weighs on the future of the heads of workers.

This is not surprising that workers often make me this question.

I am an optimist by nature, but I can not give an answer based on this.

And besides, I invite everyone to not take at face value everything that you hear about, both positive and negative (the famous "rumors" that we are extremely varied and inexhaustible).

ad'oggi objective data provide us with a framework that is not negative, even if it goes occurred in the company with management and the new solid waste out of the last elections held on 29-30-31/10/07.

The main point, I believe, will be to verify what is happening with regard to the acquisition of new contracts, even with the end of the job Ford. Only
special attention to these issues, and the acquisition of reliable data will provide a more complete and clearer.

Clearly that's not the only aspect, but in a sense is a little bit the basis for everything, as regards their employment prospects.