THE ANALYSISWages: enough of chasing inflation – guarantees must be included in contractsFor thirty years, there has been no independent and verifiable measure of the influence of trade unions and employers’ organisations. A law could break the deadlock, but when it comes to wages, the priority is an immediate safeguard mechanism. And the early renewal of the service sector’s collective agreement points to a possible way forwardbyMarco Bentivogli e Marco Leonardi24 OCT 26
ILVA AT THE END OF THE LINEWithout a plan that is compatible with health, the shutdown of the last blast furnace will effectively amount to a closureThe next step is on 20 October, when the Joint Divisions of the Court of Cassation will examine the commissioners’ appeal. Meanwhile, the factory is grinding to a halt of its own accord. The ore has run out, because no further orders have been placed since 27 July, and restocking it would require new resources and weeks of shipping byMarco Bentivogli6 OCT 26
The analysisCentralisation is exhausting: it undermines wages and representationThe fall in real wages and the delay in pay rises highlight the limitations of the national collective bargaining modelbyMarco Bentivogli e Marco Leonardi30 JUL 26
