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On May 7 and 8 the warehouse workers of the GRESCO-cartel's cooperatives

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went on streiks and blocked the traffic of goods in three branches in Rome and Teverola.

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All workers, even if employed by different cooperatives,

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which hold back part of the money for the administration,

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work, in fact, for just one single multinational company: 

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the corporation for express transport and logistics services TNT. 

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Thanks to the subcontracting by cooperatives TNT -

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like many other multinational companies -

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can reduce costs, avoids contract responsiblities and potential image damage.

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In that way, it can use contracts with conditions

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that do not comply with state laws.

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I am a worker from the TNT warehouse in Via di Salone.

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I have been working there for 7 years.

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However, many things don't work out. The wage.

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And neither the TFR (severance pay). 

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After 3 years they changed the cooperative, and the TFR was very low:

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After 3 years I got 1,219 euros!

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No holiday, no sickness pay, they do not pay a lot.

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However, it is hard work. And a low wage. Now they pay me 629 euros.

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Therefore, we need organize this strike which is important to us.

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The strike at TNT started in Piacenza in 2011 when workers started

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to self-organize within the union S.I.Cobas

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in order enforce the compliance with the national collective agreement (CCNL) 

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and the end of the cooperatives' system.

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Starting in the warehouses in the North, the struggle has expanded

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into Lazio and Campania

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where the new agreement was not implemented at first.

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In order to put pressure on the companies the workers decide

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to go on strike on May 7 and 8 and block the trucks at the warehouse gates.

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Now we take over! We have the power.

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Tomorrow at 2 or 3 we have to be at her place (the GRESCO representative's)

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so that she makes the payment.

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And even if we stop today we have to close it next week.

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After moments of tension we finally reach the agreement.

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"Following the demands you have put forward at the last meeting

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the signing cooperative expresses its willingness

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to accept 100 percent of the contractural obligations to the workers after May 1, 2014.

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The calculations of these will also include the hours not worked

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insofar as these differ from the working hours guaranteed in the contract."

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It does not state here that they propose to meet soon because that is not necessary anymore.

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At 9:36pm there was a message from Barbati (GRESCO representative) who writes:

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"In the name of the GRESCO consortium the signer declares that

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the cooperatives LOG OUT and DELTA 

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will treat their workers/members equally in economic terms..."

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And here is still another mistake...

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"and if the differing fund is dissolved the consortium will devide the orders

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between two cooperatives so that all orders for TNT branches

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in Rome and around will be going to one single cooperative."

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In order to support the picket of the warehouse workers drivers from GLS come by

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who are struggling against another logistics company.

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People, drivers from GLS in Castel di Leva,

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whatever happens, you can fully count on us.

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In our contracts it says "transport and logistics".

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You depend on us, and we depend on you.

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So we are all brothers and sisters.

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In the following days contracts get signed with improved conditions.

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Increase of the direct and indirect wages (food coupons for the canteen),

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compliance with the work obligations and working hours.

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Solidarity is a weapon, united you win.

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