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Naples, Whirlpool workers block the port

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Naples, Whirlpool workers block the port

Whirlpool workers in Naples staged another strong and resounding protest following the collective layoffs announced by the American multinational.

Since this morning, the Whirlpool blue overalls have been at the Beverello pier, where they have blocked the departures of ferries and hydrofoils headed for the islands.

First, they occupied Naples's tourist port, marching along Molo Beverello. They gathered in Piazza Municipio behind Castelnuovo and, behind a blue banner with the white words "Whirlpool RSU Napoli," they occupied the pier where boats depart for the Gulf islands. The inevitable T-shirts "Whirlpool Napoli doesn't give up" and the slogan that has already been chanted so many times

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"People like us never give up."After occupying Naples Central Station last Thursday—as Dire reports—the workers at the Via Argine plant, for whom the multinational has initiated layoff procedures, are asking the government to intervene to prevent the closure of the company that produced high-end washing machines.

"Yet another demonstration by workers who don't give up - he claims Antonio Accurso, Deputy Secretary General Uilm Campania - and who will continue to demonstrate with creativity and determination to have the multinational withdraw its layoffs. Time is running out, and the government that unblocked the layoffs must remedy this situation. We will fight until a solution is found that reinstates the validity of the signed agreements and a serious industrial prospect for workers.


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