The leader of Italy's biggest
trade-union confederation CGIL, Susanna Camusso, on Thursday
said she was "very concerned" about the situation at Alitalia
after Industry Minister Carlo Calenda said the struggling
airline has been badly managed.
Camusso said the company had "certain responsibility" and so
did the government "for the way it has acted".
There is also "never an industrial plan", she added.
The union leader said she was not "allergic" to the idea of
nationalising Alitalia, adding however that "a state company
needs to be in good health" and that it would still need an
industrial plan.
Earlier on Thursday Alitalia Chairman Luca Cordero di
Montezemolo said the airline would have a "strong and
courageous" business plan in three weeks.
His statement came after the government asked Alitalia to
present a "detailed business plan shared by shareholders, banks
and creditor financial institutions in the next few weeks".
The request came after unions reported in December that the
former flag carrier may be planning to cut at least 1,500 jobs.
CEO Cramer Ball denied this claim.
Alitalia was rescued after Etihad Airways of the UAE bought a
49% stake in a deal reached in 2014.
The company has continued to make losses since though.
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