FILCAMS CGIL, FISASCAT CISL AND UILTUCS RELAUNCH THE MOBILIZATION: MAYORS, REGIONS AND LOCAL INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN SUPPORT OF WORK IN MUNICIPAL PHARMACIES AND OF THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THE SECTOR
Wednesday 17th it will go off national strike of the workers of the Special Pharmacies proclaimed by the trade union organizations Filcams Cgil, Fisascat Cisl and Uiltucs for the entire day.
The dispute stems from the renewal of the national collective bargaining agreement signed with Assofarm, which expired on December 31, 2024 and applies to over 6,000 pharmacists and collaborators of municipal pharmacies.
The mobilization comes after a lengthy negotiation that failed to produce satisfactory economic and regulatory results, and after the failure of the cooling-off and conciliation procedure provided for by current legislation.
At the heart of the dispute is the recovery of wage purchasing power, the valorization of professionalism, and the recognition of the increasingly central role played by public pharmacy workers in the provision of service pharmacies and local healthcare.
In anticipation of the strike, trade unions are promoting awareness-raising initiatives and discussions with regional, municipal, and local institutions across the country, ensuring full understanding that the ongoing dispute concerns not only the renewal of the national contract, but the very future of specialty pharmacies and the network of community services. This network has assumed an increasingly central role in community care in recent years, expanding its activities and functions. This has not been adequately reflected in the economic and professional conditions of workers in the sector, so much so that it is now struggling to attract new professionals.
For Filcams Cgil, Fisascat Cisl, and Uiltucs, the dispute over the adjustment of working conditions directly affects the quality, stability, and credibility of an essential public institution, increasingly called upon to respond to the health and community needs of citizens.
“"Promoting work in public pharmacies," declared Filcams Cgil, Fisascat Cisl, and Uiltucs, "means defending a vital health and social service for local communities. For this reason, we are calling on Assofarm to reopen discussions that will allow us to quickly provide concrete responses to the needs of workers and adequately value their role.".
The strike of the June 17th will affect the entire work shift in compliance with the rules governing the exercise of the right to strike in essential public services, and will be accompanied by Ferrara by a picket in Piazza Municipio from 10 to 12, as well as by leafleting at individual pharmacies aimed at informing users about the reasons for the dispute.
As a result of the above, there may be disruptions in the provision of services at municipal pharmacies.
