Unions Reject Stellantis Plan to Cut 300 Jobs at Cassino Plant
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Stellantis is a big car company. It has a factory in Cassino, Italy.
Stellantis wanted 300 workers to leave the factory. The company wanted to pay them to go.
Italian unions said no to this plan. Unions are groups that help workers.
The unions want a meeting about the real numbers. They want to talk about each factory one by one.
They do not want to guess. They want true facts about jobs at Cassino.
This is part of a bigger story about automotive jobs in Italy. Automotive means cars and car factories.
Italian regions also made a plan. They gave ideas to the EU. The EU is a group of European countries.
The regions want the EU to help car workers and car factories.
Many people in Italy work in car factories. They worry about losing their jobs.
Unions want to protect these jobs. They want good talks with Stellantis.
The story is still going on. More talks will happen soon.
Vocabulary4 words
- unions
- groups that help and speak for workers
- automotive
- about cars and making cars
- regions
- big areas of a country, like states
- EU
- a group of European countries that work together
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Answer key
1. Pay 300 workers to leave 2. No to the plan 3. To help car workers through the EU
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Stellantis is a big car company. It has a factory in _____, Italy.
Stellantis wanted 300 _____ to leave the factory. The company wanted to pay them to go.
Italian unions said _____ to this plan. Unions are groups that help workers.
The unions want a meeting about the real _____. They want to talk about each factory one by one.
This is part of a bigger story about _____ jobs in Italy.
Italian regions also made a _____. They gave ideas to the EU.
The regions want the EU to help car workers and car _____.
Many people in Italy work in car _____. They worry about losing their jobs.
Unions want to protect these jobs. They want good _____ with Stellantis.
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