Overview
- ARAN and all major unions, including CGIL, signed the economic part of the national contract on Wednesday, covering about 1.2–1.3 million workers across schools, universities and research bodies.
- At full effect in 2027, average gross pay rises reach about €137 a month across the sector, with roughly €143 for teachers and €107 for ATA staff, plus arrears that variously range from about €815 to €1,250.
- The contract phases raises in three steps dated January 1 of 2025, 2026 and 2027, and arrears are calculated through June 30, 2026 under the signed framework.
- Payouts start after checks by Italy’s control bodies, which several reports expect around June or July, and the government touts this as the third consecutive renewal that lifts cumulative gains to about €412 for teachers and €304 for ATA.
- Talks now shift to the normative part covering issues such as 2013 pay recovery, treatment of precarious staff, meal vouchers, welfare measures and legal protection for on-the-job assaults, with unions also urging later reviews if inflation climbs.