Italy: first national assembly of the CGIL’s “labor chambers” and many local initiatives against the crisis

“Second Italy.” After the meeting, it came out that there is a “second Italy” as Gugliemo Epifani, CGIL general secretary, put it. Indeed, unlike the government with national unions, local authorities consult and agree with the social partners. Besides, most of the time, unions are still united. Indeed, to face the crisis, in most regions, provinces and villages , and in many workplaces, the CGIL, Cisl and Uil are still united and the CGIL’s internal divisions are reduce, the priority being to “overcome our differences” to focus on workers’ needs.
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ssing different experiences in the local management of the crisis, “new forms of legit union action” and the CGIL’s role at local level.

“Second Italy.” After the meeting, it came out that there is a “second Italy” as Gugliemo Epifani, CGIL general secretary, put it. Indeed, unlike the government with national unions, local authorities consult and agree with the social partners. Besides, most of the time, unions are still united. Indeed, to face the crisis, in most regions, provinces and village

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