Called by the independent unions (USB, Confederazione Cobas, Or.s.a. Scuola Università e Ricerca, Sindacato Siae, Cub, Usi and Unicobas), the general 24-hour strike against austerity policies organized on October 18 was a “complete success” according to the organizers, who claim that “local public transport and public services were strongly disrupted” and that “a lot of flights were canceled.” These unions wanted to show that the “social and union alternative is real and plausible.” (Ref. 130638)
“This shows that there is a union alternative,” rejoiced Giovanni Pierpaolo Leonardi, from the USB’s national management, in his speech given on Piazza San Giovani, the historical square for Italian unionism, where the procession ended on Friday, October 18 during the general 24-hour strike called by the independent unions. Warning that “the union world isn’t fooled and won’t cave,” he accused the CGIL, Cisl and Uil unions of “spreading resignation in workplaces,” and the government of...
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