"To the workers of the Port System Authorities the national collective labour agreement for ports applies, renewed in October 2024, recognized by Law 84/94 and confirmed in its private nature by the most recent rulings of the Court of Cassation and the Constitutional Court". This was recalled by the Filt Cgil, denouncing that, "despite the fact that In this clear picture, serious behaviors emerge as in Naples where the governance of the port has disapplied the contract forcing employees to three days of strike and as in Genoa where we understand that a measure against a worker without initiating any proceedings and therefore without respecting the guarantees provided for by the CCNL of the ports".

"The failure to comply with the CCNL - highlighted the Federation of Transport of the CGIL - generates a condition of Regulatory and institutional anarchy, a deregulation that undermines legal certainty and the resilience of the system harbour. Port Authority employees are a central resource for the functioning of the Authorities. To them it is required to ensure high specialization and speed in administrative and technical procedures, to respond to the needs of the port community. Precisely for this reason, as the Constitutional Court has clarified, they Legislative Decree 165/2001 applies only selectively, avoiding bureaucracy limiting its operation. Their employment relationship is special and is governed by the Law 84/94 and the sector's national collective bargaining agreement".

According to the union, moreover, "it is unacceptable that the political debate focuses exclusively on the presidents, going so far as to offend the workers of the Port Authorities. A port - has underlined the Filt Cgil - it only works if all its components collaborate: governance defines political guidelines, Secretaries-General shall translate them into administrative acts and the employees ensure its daily operations, producing acts, responding to the port community and assuming decisive responsibilities. Attacking workers means ignore that without them the ports would not function. It is It is absurd that presidents are asked to "reprimand" the employees, instead of focusing on choosing competent figures and connoisseurs of the sector, because the success of a depends on the quality of governance. These attitudes mortify workers and fuel conflicts that the The port system cannot afford it".

"The strength of Italian ports - he concluded trade union organization - lies in the professionalism and in the commitment of employees. They are strategic for the development and competitiveness of the sector, responding efficiently to the needs of the market demands and ensuring safety and operation. The priority is not the assignment of seats, but the construction of a port system that enhances skills and workers' rights".