Pierre Carniti

"I don't think that struggle becomes political in relation to the number of workers; it becomes political depending on its content."

"Trade unions and employers collaborate in full autonomy. In an advanced capitalist society, there remains and must remain a dialectical relationship that has moments of conflict."

"(Concernong the Renzi governement) Government decisions are made without consulting other organisations, even though consultation is, after all, a form of exchange."

"[...] there is the particularly serious problem of employment in Italy. The indisputable fact that must be acknowledged is that the blanket of available work is too small. If it covers the over-50s, it leaves young people exposed. And vice versa. Collective bargaining must therefore address, in every possible way, the distribution of available work."

"(About [[w:Luigi di Maio|Luigi Di Maio]+ and his request of reforming Italian trade unions) Di Maio's recent outburst, with his inconceivable threat directed above all at confederal trade unionism, a threat that includes the intention to reform it authoritatively if he ever makes it to Palazzo Chigi, is certainly indicative of the limits of the ‘Five Star’ leader. [...] Di Maio was the latest in a long line of people to talk nonsense about trade unions."