Fiat Unions Urge Meeting With Government, Co; Rally Due Saturday
May 15 2009 - 10:41AM
Dow Jones News
Fiat SpA's (F.MI) main unions said Friday they are pressing the
Italian government and the company's management for an urgent
meeting, fearing job losses from a potential merger between the
carmaker and General Motors Corp.'s (GM) unit Adam Opel AG.
The unions - Fiom, Fim, Uilm and Fismic - will also hold a rally
in Turin Saturday to raise the issues of potential job losses and
the crisis in the automobile sector.
"We haven't had any meeting with Fiat's management since the
crisis started," Fiom told Dow Jones Newswires.
"Apparently, the management wants to strike a deal with GM
before starting negotiations with the unions," Fiom said.
The German government has set May 20 as the deadline to submit
offers for Adam Opel.
-By Luca Casiraghi, Dow Jones Newswires; +39 02 5821 9907;
luca.casiraghi@dowjones.com