Whirlpool reaches deal with unions to save jobs in Italy
(AGI) Rome, July 2 - The world's largest home-appliance makerWhirlpool has reached a preliminary deal with Italian tradeunions not to lay off staff or close down plants in thecountry. An agreement was signed at the Ministry of EconomicDevelopment on Thursday. The news was announced by unionrepresentatives who expressed great satisfaction. Thegovernment was pleased as well: "We had promised the workers ofWhirlpool: No closing, no layoffs," Italian Prime MinisterMatteo Renzi posted on Twitter. "An important agreement wassigned that ends two months of struggle," explained MarcoBentivogli of the FIM-CISL union. "The new