Italian Unions Reach Wage Deal; Critic Says It Falls Short
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Three big unions in Italy made a new deal about pay. The unions are called CGIL, CISL, and UIL. They made the deal with groups of companies.
The new deal has a rule about inflation. Inflation means prices go up. The rule says workers' pay can go up too, when prices go up. People say this rule is very important.
The deal also changes contracts. A contract is a paper that says how much a worker gets paid. Now it will be easier to change pay in contracts.
But not everyone likes the deal. A man named Giorgio Cremaschi does not agree with it. He is a critic. He thinks the deal is not good enough for workers.
Many workers in Italy will feel this deal. It can change how much money they get. People are still talking about it.
Vocabulary15 words
- union
- a group that helps workers
- inflation
- when prices go up
- contract
- a paper about a job and pay
- critic
- someone who says something is not good
- deal
- an agreement between two groups
- wage
- money a worker gets
- worker
- a person who has a job
- company
- a business
- agreement
- when two sides agree
- pay
- money for work
- clause
- one part of a deal
- adjust
- to change a little
- salary
- money paid every month for work
- opinion
- what someone thinks
- important
- very needed; matters a lot
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Answer key
1. CGIL, CISL, UIL 2. It lets wages go up when prices go up 3. False
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Three big _____ in Italy made a new deal about pay.
The unions are called CGIL, CISL, and UIL. They made the deal with groups of _____.
The new deal has a rule about _____.
Inflation means prices go up.
The rule says workers' pay can go up too, when _____ go up.
The deal also changes _____.
A contract is a paper that says how much a worker gets _____.
Now it will be easier to change pay in contracts.
But not everyone likes the _____.
A man named Giorgio Cremaschi does not agree with it.
He is a _____.
He thinks the deal is not good enough for _____.
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