Naples area to see more strikes

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Naples area to see more strikes
By Sandra Jontz, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Tuesday, December 2, 2008

A second labor strike is planned for Wednesday at the Navy’s base at Capodichino, union leaders said Monday.

The strikes near the Naples area — the first occurred Friday morning at Gricignano support site — are the culmination of failed or stalled talks with base leaders on a number of issues, union representatives say.

Wednesday’s strike at the Capodichino base — which flanks the city’s international civilian airport — could prove more disruptive. The base houses many of the Navy’s main offices in Naples, and not much parking is available outside of the base.

The base is "informing personnel about the scheduled strike in order for them to plan accordingly," base spokesman Lt. Paul Macapagal said. " Naples does not have authority outside the base, but we have coordinated with local authorities and rely on their actions for crowd control and traffic flow."

On Friday, protesting Italian workers from various departments at Gricignano formed a human barricade and blocked motorists from accessing the support site’s front and back gates for roughly nine hours. The strike also forced the closure of the commissary, which did not have enough personnel to open for business.


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