US EditionThousands of workers march across Italy in general strike demanding better pay and services
- Thousands of teachers, health care workers, and trash collectors protested in Italy to demand better pay and services, citing low salaries and government policies that weaken public services.
- The most powerful trade unions organized an eight-hour strike and marches across Italy against Premier Giorgia Meloni’s budget proposal.
- The strike caused ITA airlines to cancel dozens of flights and disrupted schools, hospitals, and local transport services.
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Thousands of teachers, health workers, cleaners and other employees left their work for eight hours throughout Italy to protest against the decline in purchasing power, persistently low wages and the policies of the premier Georgia Meloni, which, they claim, have weakened public services. Complainants claim that their demands are not only against the authorities, but against employers. The average annual salary in the country is 37 thousand doll…
43 protests held across Italy against Giorgia Meloni government's latest budget
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Hundreds of thousands of Italian workers stage general strike against Meloni's policies
ROME, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of thousands of workers in Italy staged an eight-hour strike on Friday, protesting against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's 2025 budget, rising living costs, and low wages. Read full story
Protests against the budget: The largest union headquarters managed to stop health care, public administration and education, partially transport.
In a climate of harsh political confrontation between the government and the unions the general strike against the law of budgets took place. In the protest, with demonstrations in 43 Italian cities, all the public and private sectors participated, except for the transport sector, where the strike was limited by the executive to guarantee mobility. The strike was called by the CGIL central, the country’s main trade union, and UIL, both left-wing…
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