Italy: Electrolux workers hold 8-hour national strike on 12 May after 1,700-job cuts plan
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After Electrolux announced the closure of the Cerreto d’Esi plant and around 1,700 redundancies nationwide, metalworkers’ unions called an 8‑hour national strike to be carried out at each Italian site on 12 May 2026. Actions and strike assemblies were announced at plants including Forlì, Porcia, Susegana, Solaro and Cerreto d’Esi.
This alert was originally created on 12 May 2026.
Effective Dates
Affected Locations
- Forlì (Emilia-Romagna)
- Porcia (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
- Susegana (Veneto)
- Solaro (Lombardy)
- Cerreto d’Esi (Marche)
Sources
- https://www.fim-cisl.it/2026/05/11/electrolux-fim-fiom-uilm-inaccettabile-la-chiusura-di-cerreto-desi-e-i-1-700-esuberi-complessivi-dichiarati-in-italia-indette-8-ore-di-sciopero-nazionale
- https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2026/05/annunciate-otto-ore-di-sciopero-in-tutti-gli-stabilimenti-electrolux-e1c62961-81d3-4416-8772-875fbc5c0581.html
- https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2026/05/11/news/electrolux_tagli_forli_sindacati-425338503/amp
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