Industrial Relations in Italy

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from a special correspondent In a period when the Italian economy is healthier than most the unions are maintaining a steady pressure for an increased share in the national wealth, and plans: for "rationalisation" and mechanisation which do not. met the demand of the workers for a redistribution of incomes are being resisted particularly by the transport industries, Ports all over the country are blocked following the dockers' refusai to accept 3 per cent wage increases in exchange for new tecmiques for handling cargo. Genoa is amongst the ports worst hit by the strike which has stopped work on over 500 ships and which will continue for 48 hours. On the railways, a 24 hour strike has been called for January 9th. The railway workers expect stiff opposition by the Government to their demands for a shorter working week. The strike follows similar one-day and twoday stoppages before Christnas.