Rwm, company union agreement for the stabilization of temporary workers

A company-union agreement to stabilize temporary workers. It was signed by the trade union representatives and the top management of Rwm, a company based in Ghedi and bases in Sardinia which, under the control of Rheinmetall, produces war material and drones in factories about fifty kilometers from Cagliari. The agreement provides for the stabilization of temporary workers from 2026 to 2028. Over the three-year period, the figures will be hired, currently employed by temporary agencies and employed in the Domusnovas plant and in the Iglesias and Musei warehouses.

This is the new phase of the project which involves investments of around 140 million euros and 200 new hires in a production system which today employs around 400 workers and produces war material and drones for which orders for 200 million euros have been received.

The agreement signed by the RSU and the CEO Fabio Sgarzi arrives «after more than two years of interruption of production capacity due to unexpected delays in the conclusion of the ex post Environmental Impact Assessment procedure relating to the R200 and R210 Departments». The new production lines have become fully operational for a few months.

«The Plan will involve approximately 60% of temporary workers over the three-year period 2026 - 2028 - we read in the joint note signed by the RSU delegates and the CEO - and will guarantee greater opportunities for job continuity through various forms: permanent employment in RWM Italia, staff leasing contract and stabilization with permanent contracts at Employment Agencies». Not only that, the agreement also underlines that another step is added to the first step: «The exceptional commitment undertaken jointly by the Employment Agencies, which - it is reiterated - will independently increase by 10% the number of new permanent contracts generated every year by RWM Italia».

For Stefano Saddi, RSU delegate and Filctem manager, "the agreement reached represents a significant step forward, a concrete and important result, the result of union discussion". "It will be essential to guarantee compliance with the commitments undertaken, concretely monitor the implementation of the Plan - he adds - and continue the discussion so that the stabilization opportunities translate into effective results for the workers involved".