Some NEX workers in Italy may strike Friday

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Local base employees such as Naples NEX worker Ciro Gramaglia plan to strike Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year in the States.


Some NEX workers in Italy may strike Friday
By Lisa M. Novak, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Monday, November 24, 2008

NAPLES, Italy — Workers may be scarce at the Navy Exchange in Gricignano the day after Thanksgiving if a strike by local Italian employees goes as planned.

Workers plan to picket the front and back gate of the support site early Friday morning and continue for several hours, organizers said.

About 1,000 locals work on the support site and the Capodichino base, including 233 employed by the NEX.

The store still plans to open at 8 a.m., as scheduled, on Friday, said NEX manager Christina Giordano. In the States, the day is traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year.

One NEX worker who didn’t want to be identified said other employees who live off-base were asked to alter their Thanksgiving plans and remain on base Thursday night to ensure they would be at the store early Friday morning in case protesters blocked the base gates.


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