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Dozens of previous flight attendants from defunct Italian airline Alitalia stripped off their uniforms Wednesday, carrying only undergarments in a silent, choreographed protest in central Rome.
Lengthy financially ailing, Italy’s a long time-aged airline flew its past flight on Oct. 14. A new airline, ITA, started flying the future day, making use of some of Alitalia’s aircraft. It also acquired the Alitalia brand, but it is using on fewer than 3,000 of Alitalia’s 10,000 staff.
Union officers say people who will function for ITA are currently being employed at significantly lessen shell out scales.
Some 50 former flight attendants stood in rows in a square atop Rome’s Capitoline Hill, reduced their corporation shoulder bags to the cobblestone pavement, then slowly but surely and in synch, removed their overcoats, then uniform jackets, then skirts, then stepped out of their large-heeled sneakers.
They remained barefoot, wearing only a slip, in silence for a several minutes. Then they very carefully collected up their clothes and footwear and collectively shouted, “We are Alitalia!”
Union leaders have been pressing for the federal government to prolong unemployment benefits for as extensive as 5 many years.
