Protest Outside GE.P.O.S. in Telese Terme Over Dismissal of Three Workers

On 26 October 2026, trade unionists, former employees, citizens and local political and institutional representatives gathered outside the GE.P.O.S. facility in Telese Terme to protest the dismissal of three workers.

According to local reports, the workers affected are two laboratory technicians and one cook. Reports describe them as having approximately thirty years of service, although the exact employment history of each worker is not independently documented in the sources available.

Unions seek answers on workers' future

The protest was organized with the involvement of FP CGIL and UIL FPL. The unions said they were seeking concrete answers about the future of the three workers and about possible solutions to the employment dispute.

A further point raised by the unions concerned follow-up after a meeting at the Prefecture. FP CGIL and UIL FPL said commitments made after that meeting included communicating the results of checks concerning GE.P.O.S. According to the reports, the unions were still awaiting those responses at the time of the protest.

The reports also say the unions called for clarification from the ASL of Benevento regarding the checks discussed at the prefectural meeting. The official findings, scope and timing of any ASL or prefectural checks are not documented in the sources acquired.

Democratic Party calls for an institutional negotiating table

The Democratic Party of Telese Terme described the case as more than a simple company dispute and called for transparent discussion involving the owners and the trade unions.

In particular, the party asked the municipal administration to bring the parties together and to promote an institutional negotiating table aimed at preventing the definitive departure of the workers. The sources do not clarify whether such a table was ultimately convened.

An institutional negotiating table, in this context, would mean a meeting convened by a public institution with management, unions and local institutions present to seek a negotiated solution rather than leaving the dispute as a private matter between employer and employees.

What is still unclear

Several central points remain unresolved in the reporting:

• No response from GE.P.O.S. management or ownership is included in the reports.
• The legal grounds and procedural status of the dismissals are not established.
• The names of the three workers were not provided.
• The number of people attending the protest was not independently verified.
• It is not known whether the municipal administration acted on the request to convene the parties, or whether the awaited check results were later communicated.

For readers following the dispute, the next developments to watch are whether the municipality convenes the requested meeting, whether management agrees to take part with the unions, and whether the results of the checks raised after the Prefecture meeting are made public.