Alitalia unionists are opposed to the Air France-KLM takeover

The main Alitalia unions expressed their opposition to the Air France -KLM takeover, an operation that can only be carried out with their consent. Piero Ottone deplores this situation. "On the one side there are the French cousins, calm, sure of themselves, masters of the situation, playing their cards right without backing down. On the other side there is wailing along with accusations and insults, all the signs of impotence... . It is true that the Alitalia company is mortified. But in other countries, when a company is faced with a grave crisis, all the politicians and unions, management and workers' representatives join forces with good will and humility to pull through. With us it is war, threats, ultimatums, insults and above all intransigence."

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