Die Schließung trifft auch US-Stützpunkte in Italien: Flüge werden eingestellt und die Gehälter von 4.000 Arbeitern sind gefährdet
https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/shutdown-also-hits-usa-bases-italy-ground-flights-and-salaries-risk-4000-workers-AHo3MacD
Von Massimo25ore
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There are more than 4,000 Italian workers employed on American military bases in Italy who risk not seeing their salaries until the stalemate caused by the shutdown in the US, i.e. the blockage of the US federal budget, is broken.
Launching the alarm in these hours are the Fisascat Cisl and Uiltucs trade unions, which on Friday, 7 November declared a state of agitation, once again calling for an intervention by the Italian government in the wake of those already put down by other European countries in the same situation.
The demand is to protect the rights of Italian employees and guarantee the payment of salaries. The uncertainty could last for months.
Italian employees are hired directly by the US Department of Defence
The issue is complex. Italy, explains Roberto Frizzo, national co-ordinator for Uiltucs for Italian workers on US bases, has five locations: Aviano, where the Airforce is stationed, Vicenza and Livorno, for the Army,Naples and Sigonella for the Navy.
In all, we are talking about 4100 Italian employees (over 1,500 workers between Vicenza, Aviano and Livorno), employed directly by the US Ministry of Defence under a bilateral agreement. The agreement dates back to 1951, with an ad hoc collective agreement.
Nice.
Americans should get their military bases the F- out of our country…
Hollywood made a hundred movies about Vietnam veterans being treated badly after ‚returning home‘. The Trump administration didn’t even need a war to treat active military personnel like shit, while embarrassing the country and ruining its reputation in unprecedented ways.
There had been many of these silly „shutdowns“ before, but respective US governments always made sure that their employees abroad were paid at least, to save them this very embarrassment.
man its wild how american government shutdowns end up affecting people halfway across the world who just work at bases there
Seeing america burn it’s own soft power and international goodwill has been a wild ride and it doesn’t look like it’s going to end soon