"Alitalia workers (R), walking past travellers waiting to check-in, cheer as ticket agents walk off the job during a protest march through Fiumicino airport in Rome September 14, 2008."
Posted on 09/14/2008 4:32:31 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
ROME - The Italian government is holding emergency talks with unions and investors over a plan to save Alitalia as the bankrupt airline risks having to ground flights for lack of fuel.
The rescue plan would have investors buying profitable assets and investing $1.4 billion amid wage cuts and layoffs that are opposed by the unions.
The government is mediating emergency talks that started Saturday and resumed Sunday morning.
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"Alitalia workers (R), walking past travellers waiting to check-in, cheer as ticket agents walk off the job during a protest march through Fiumicino airport in Rome September 14, 2008."
"Alitalia workers listen to a union leader during a protest march through Fiumicino airport in Rome September 14."
Alitalia workers march through Fiumicino airport during a protest in Rome September 14.
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