Italian I.R. ‑ Environments

I‑ Fiat Strike - 1980

•Principally over right to lay off

•Lasted 35 days with four-hour national general strike near end

•4 days after general strike thousands of supervisors, guards, and office workers marched for return to work and unions quickly agreed to compromise settlement which many members saw as sell out

•Government fell during strike


	Principally over right to lay off ‑
	Though union proposal for rolling layoffs and attrition would have accomplished company's goal

	Lasted 35 days with four-hour national general strike near end
	Longest strike in major Italian industry since WWII