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Unions ready to call strike at Telecom Italia

Published 12/01/2021, 11:52 AM
Updated 12/01/2021, 11:57 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Tim logo is seen at its headquarters in Rome, Italy November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Tim logo is seen at its headquarters in Rome, Italy November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's telecommunications unions are preparing to call a strike at Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT) (TIM) amid uncertainty over the future of the group caught between its latest boardroom crisis and a proposed takeover by U.S. fund KKR.

KKR made a 10.8 billion euro ($12.2 billion) offer for TIM last month, just before a boardroom row forced group CEO Luigi Gubitosi to step down following a clash with top investor Vivendi (OTC:VIVHY) after two profit warnings since July.

Last week, TIM placed oversight of the group's strategic assets in the hands of Chairman Salvatore Rossi, setting up a special committee to study the KKR bid.

Unions have expressed concerns over the future of TIM's 42,500 workers across Italy and have told the company they will not accept any reorganisation that puts jobs at risk, a document seen by Reuters shows.

"We want to be involved in any decision concerning an overhaul of the group," Riccardo Saccone of the SLC-Cgil union said, adding a strike at TIM could be called within 10 days.

TIM was not immediately available for comment.

Any takeover deal is conditional on support from TIM's board and the Italian government, as well as due diligence expected to last four weeks.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Tim logo is seen at its headquarters in Rome, Italy November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo

TIM's fixed network is Italy's main telecoms infrastructure and Rome has said its response to KKR will hinge on plans for the network which it sees as strategic. State lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti is TIM's second-biggest shareholder.

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