Incredulous and worried faces among the red flags of Fiom CGIL. They are those of the approximately 25 employees of Lega Srl Costruzioni Apicchie who yesterday morning, at 8am, found themselves in a garrison in via Maestri del Lavoro in Faenza, in front of the company gates. An hour of demonstration which was then followed by an entire working day of strike. No apparent tension and a few smiles of circumstance to deceive the state of serious concern for their professional fate and that of the historic company they work for, on the verge of bankruptcy. “I have always believed in the League – says a worker –. I have been working here for more than forty years and I should retire in August 2025. I never thought I would get to this point. For me the League has always been a family”, ideally and in fact considering that the husband “is also an employee”, and that therefore the family income depends entirely on the company. Colleagues of the same opinion, like Davide, younger and with a family to support, an employee of the League for a dozen years: “It is one of the best-known brands in the world, we sold in China, Australia and California. We were born as a company craftsmanship and we had good quality. The rush to industrialization led to this result and now the only hope is that someone has serious intentions to acquire the company and take it forward.” The only one, in fact, because the company has been in serious economic difficulty for some time, and as Fiom Cgil had written “in December it had communicated to the union and staff the interest of a company in the sector based in Faenza , the Acme 21”. At stake was the hypothesis of renting the business unit.
“This negotiation took place – is the clarification of the lawyer appointed by Lega, the lawyer Carlo Giulio Casadio – and the interested entrepreneurs have worked hard to carry out the rental of the business branch preparatory to the purchase. the intention was very serious and the meeting with the notary had also been scheduled. Unfortunately they were not adequately supported by the investors they had turned to and more time passed in which they were unable to find a solution.” However, there is a paradox, highlighted by the employees in attendance yesterday and confirmed by the lawyer: precisely by virtue of the brand and the products, the company would have numerous orders to process for significant sums. “The difficulty is that the suppliers no longer deliver – clarifies the lawyer – but there is an order backlog for several hundred thousand euros. Most of the products are ready, only some components are missing, but the liquidity is needed to pay the suppliers “. A management meeting was held yesterday on this point. “The situation and prospects remain very negative – concludes the lawyer Casadio – and time is very short. If a solution is not found, judicial liquidation is the fate”.
Damiano Ventura
