By Francesca Piscioneri ROME (Reuters) - At least three people were injured in clashes with police in Rome on Wednesday, police said, as union officials and workers from a ThyssenKrupp AG steel plant in central Italy marched to protest against planned job cuts. The German industrial group said earlier this month it would cut 550 jobs at the factory, but Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's government is seeking to mediate a last-ditch compromise. Police in riot gear confronted protesters near the German embassy, where a delegation of workers had earlier met with an embassy official. Marco Bentivogli, secretary of the Cisl union whose members include some of those at the steel plant, said four workers and an unspecified number of union officials were injured in what he called an unjustified charge by police against a peaceful march. Read More http://ift.tt/1zJUwxG
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