Amazon, what the agreement between Assoespressi and trade unions provides
Agreement ratified for companies operating in last mile distribution for Amazon Italia Transport. All the details
Green light for the agreement between trade unions and the companies associated with Assoespressi that make deliveries for Amazon.
The agreement between the transport unions and Assoespressi, in the last mile distribution for Amazon Italia Transport, was ratified yesterday in the presence of the Minister of Labor, Andrea Orlando.
“This is the first agreement with the trade union worldwide for the group founded by Jeff Bezos” underlines the Corriere della Sera .
"Today the industrial relations path of the Amazon supply chain is completed with the recognition of equal rights and protections for all couriers who deliver packages on behalf of Amazon", underline Filt-Cgil, Fit-Cisl and Uiltrasporti.
The hypothesis of an agreement had been reached in November. Subsequently submitted to the assemblies of workers and workers in the sector that have validated it, the agreement entered into force in January.
Here's what the agreement between Assoespressi and the trade unions provides.
REDUCED HOURS
First of all, the agreement provides for a reduction in working hours for drivers which will go from the current 44 to 42 hours per week.
THE OTHER KEY POINTS OF THE UNDERSTANDING
“Among the points of the agreement in particular – the trade union organizations had reported – the path between the parties at company and territorial level for the verification of workloads and rhythms is defined. A first major reduction in working hours has been agreed for drivers, which will go from the current 44 to 42 hours per week. Continuity of employment is guaranteed for drivers with the maintenance of all rights, protections and economic aspects, in the event of a change of contract or transport contract. The performance bonus is introduced in every company with a value of € 1100 per year and the travel allowance is increased ".
PROPER DATA MANAGEMENT
Furthermore, the agreement includes “compliance with the privacy legislation and correct data management. There can be no disciplinary implications for workers through the use of work tools and data ".
WHAT IS ASSOESPRESSI
Satisfied Assoespressi, the National Association of Last Mile Express Couriers and e-commerce.
"This agreement, warmly supported by the minister, is an important first step in the direction of a more modern system of trade union relations", commented the president of Assoespressi Bernardo Cammarata. According to the president, the agreement "in order to protect the work-life balance of our employees also takes into account the flexibility needs necessary for our companies to cope with the transformations that the e-commerce world has brought and will continue to bring. to our society and our economy. "
The National Employers' Association, part of Confetra, represents more than 80 companies operating in the distribution of the last mile and in e-commerce.
AMAZON US WORKERS AGAINST
Finally, as the Corriere reminds us, the agreement reached in Italy is the first trade union agreement for the e-commerce giant Amazon.
"On April 9, the same US workers voted against union entry," Corriere della Sera remarked. Amazon employees at a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, voted against organizing the facility's approximately 5,800 workforce. Workers voted in February and March by post on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), a possibility that Amazon has fought against with anti-union meetings, according to The Verge . Had the workers approved the union, it would have become the largest group to gain representation in a single election since 1991.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/smartcity/amazon-cosa-prevede-laccordo-tra-assoespressi-e-sindacati/ on Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:15:11 +0000.