II‑ Rulemaking ‑Collective Bargaining
•1990s ‑ Scala Mobile was been the most  contentious issue
•Government desired to cut it to reduce inflation
•1984 confederations disagreed on cuts in scala mobile
•July 1992 law providing scala mobile replaced with system providing small monthly increases breaking automatic link to inflation
1984 confederations disagreed on cuts in scala mobile
CISL and UIL reached agreement with government on concessions but CGIL split internally over issue
PCI asked for referendum ‑ result with small majority for government position of more concessions
Result was government decree cutting scala mobile 38%