Friday December 12 is the day when both the CGIL and UIL go out on strike together marking a first after a long period when they pursued separate aims. Their motto “this won’t do” refers to the Jobs Act and the Stability law that together encompass the Renzi government’s policy, and that in the unions' opinion weakens workers’ rights and working conditions. The programmed 8 hour action will affect all sectors both public and private with the exception of printing services (Poligrafici) so as to enable press information and visibility for the strike. The strike will be supported by various demonstrations in the main towns and cities throughout the country.
Instead of forcing the unions to give up their protests, the approval on December 3 of the Jobs Act (c.f. article No. 8763) has added fuel to the fire. “We reaffirm our negative opinion of this law that contrary to what we are told does in fact reduce workers rights and does not in fact control precarious work situations”, declared leader of CGIL, Susanna Camusso. She continued, “This approval gives us even more reasons to go out on strike”. The leader of the UIL, Carmelo Barbagallo explained
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