(ANSA) - Rome, November 20 - Susanna Camusso, the leader of
Italy's largest trade-union confederation, the leftwing CGIL,
said Monday that the union will take action if the government
fails to give responses on the issue of pensions.
The unions want an increase in the retirement age to 67, set
to kick in in 2019, to be postponed, saying many people doing
heavy jobs should be exempted.
Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan has said only marginal
adjustments can be made without damaging the sustainability of
the system.
"The government is not giving signals," Camusso told Radio
Articolo1 ahead of talks on Tuesday.
"We always try until the end... if there are no responses it
will be necessary to go back to the streets (to demonstrate)".
Premier Paolo Gentiloni said Monday that he hoped Italy's
trade unions "understand the efforts" the government was making
to reach an agreement on the retirement age for State pensions.
Action without pension response -Camusso (2)
Union leader says will try until end to reach deal