Campania's former socially useful workers (LSU) employed by the Regional Government on 50% part-time contracts are entering a state of agitation, with unions Cisl Fp and Uil Fp calling a demonstration outside Palazzo Santa Lucia in Naples on Thursday 12 November at 11:00.
The mobilization concerns workers stabilized by the Campania Regional Government in July 2021. According to Il Mattino, their number has fallen from 156 to 115 as a result of retirements, while those remaining are still employed on half-time contracts.
Cisl Fp leader Luigi D'Emilio described their pay as "irrisori" and called on Campania President Roberto Fico to intervene. The unions are asking the Region to increase contractual working hours and move the workers toward full-time employment.
According to the unions, they raised the request at a meeting on 22 September and followed up on 15 October, but received no response. They argue that resources already included in the Regional Government's activity and organization plan would be sufficient to fund the transition to full-time.
No official response from President Fico or the regional personnel department was reported in the account of the dispute.
