GLS workers stopped work at the company's Benevento facility in the contrada Pezzapiana area, in a protest promoted by S.I. Cobas over repeated subcontracting changes and employment protections.

What happened

According to NTR24, workers joined a S.I. Cobas strike at the GLS site in contrada Pezzapiana, which is managed by Argo. Ottopagine also reports that workers stopped operations at the Pezzapiana warehouse over subcontracting changes and employment, wage and contractual guarantees.

Reported strike participation was approximately 95%. That figure was reported by the union or in reporting based on union statements and was not independently verified in the sources consulted.

Why workers stopped work

The union says the latest change was the third subcontracting change within three months, and links the protest to a lack of adequate employment and contractual protections.

The union's demands include employment continuity, correct contractual classification, recognition of TFR severance entitlements and other economic entitlements, and payment of overtime, holidays and additional monthly payments. Ottopagine also describes the union's concerns about TFR, job classifications and contractual rights.

No response from GLS or Argo to the workers' allegations was included in the sources consulted.

Possible disruption to deliveries

The Pezzapiana facility reportedly handles about 4,000 deliveries per day, creating a risk of delays to local distribution and possible disruption for customers waiting for parcels. That volume figure, like the participation estimate, comes from reporting based on union statements and was not independently verified.

The final duration and outcome of the Benevento mobilization are not established by the sources consulted.

Broader context for GLS workers

Separately, GLS and trade unions were engaged in broader negotiations over a first supplementary company agreement for more than 1,000 GLS Group employees, according to Fisascat. That negotiation covered pay, welfare, employment continuity and subcontracting protections, as well as health and safety and uniform contractual rights.

The sources do not clarify the relationship between the local Argo subcontracting dispute in Benevento and those broader GLS supplementary-agreement negotiations.