Piedmont Governor Alberto Cirio and
Turin Mayor Stefano Lo Russo joined thousands of trade-union
members and students in a march on Friday to demand a future for
the northern city's auto industry and new investment in its
historic Mirafiori car plant.
The marchers included workers from Stellantis car factories in
other parts of Italy and employees of other firms in the auto
sector.
The major unions in the sector all also called an eight-hour
strike, the first time they have staged a unified protest in 15
years.
The protestors carried a banner reading "Turin's Revival Starts
From Mirafiori".
Unions fear divestments and job losses at Stellantis's Italian
plants, but Carlo Tavares, the CEO of the Franco-Italo-US
manufacturer, has pledged renewed commitment to them.
He recently said the Mirafiori plant was still the "beating
heart" of the multinational group.
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