Trade unions at Pompeii on
Tuesday said they were sticking to February 9 as the date for
their assembly on an industrial dispute, despite it coinciding
with a visit to the ancient Roman site by European Regional
Affairs Commissioner Corina Cretu, Culture Minister Dario
Franceschini and Territorial Cohesion and Mezzogiorno Minister
Claudio De Vincenti to inspect the Great Pompeii Project. Unions
said they would ask police for permission to stage a protest
march and hand out leaflets on the dispute. Pompeii
Superintendent Massimno Osanna accused the unions of "trying to
hold authorities to ransom", a charge the unions rejected as
"absurd". Franceschini said Osanna was doing a great job and had
his "full" backing. The union meeting with Pompeii staff was
initially scheduled for Sunday February 5, when entrance is
free, but the unions put it off to avoid disruption to visitors.
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