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OF WORKERS PROTEST TO AWARD TO CUT PRODUCTION

Thursday, June 22, 2006

NATION
METROPOLIS & PROVINCE
SCANDICCI

Customers will earn the workers but instead to protest the cutting of the Production Premium

Low prices and high discounts if customers gloating, there are some employees. And above all deny the fact that their performance bonus is calculated on profit business, that is just based on sales revenue. A protest is a group of employees of the department various kinds, sausages and dairy products to the warehouses of Unicoop Scandicci Florence, which will meet today with the right company to try to reach a solution.

"Operating income for the year 2005 Unicoop Florence - explain to employees - is four times higher than the previous year, mainly due to financial transactions. At the same time, however, even though sales increased, the profit margin in 2005 was a decrease, because of the containment policy implemented by the prices. The burden of these cuts ends up being passed on to employees through a significant reduction in variable pay, or the premium production, in about sixty cases, only in our department, has dropped by almost 90% over last year. A difficult situation - he concludes - that adds to our previous protests over the company's choice to outsource the night shift and afternoon in our department. " In practice, the premium production increased in some cases from 818 € to 2005 approximately 93 € about this year (both gross), compared with a monthly salary of 1,500 euro (still gross). But Unicoop Florence, meanwhile, defended their choices. "Last year we had to decide what to do in the face of a difficult situation for the country - they know Unicoop Florence - so we decided to allocate some 20 million euro of profits expected to drive down prices and help our members and customers. Thus, in 2005, Unicoop Florence had the lowest prices in all of Tuscany, allowing families to better support a difficult time and pushing the same competition in discounts and rebates. Despite this, we also managed to increase sales by 5% and maintain unchanged level of employment. It 's true that employees have to make some sacrifices, but we believe it is a success, at this stage, do not be taken away jobs and making a correct policy on prices. In any case, the parameters that define the premium produzionevengono always be decided in accordance with the unions. We respect these parameters, everything else is beside the point. "


Lisa Ciardi