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Trade union leader released after three days of protests across Italy
The national coordinator of the Si Cobas trade union was released on bail yesterday after his lawyer stated that the accusations against him are beginning to collapse. Aldo Milani, the head of Si Cobas was arrested on Friday during negotiations … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Labour, Migrant struggles, Repression, Tertiary and services, Unions, [en]
Tagged base unions, logistics, Modena, Si Cobas, strike
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Foodora strikes in Italy – the dark side of the sharing economy
1. The sharing economy? 2. Foodora in Italy 3. New conditions and first strikes 4. Evolution of the struggle 5. Flexibility and the Italian labour market 6. Sources 1. The sharing economy? Newspapers report every day how our world is … Continue reading
Posted in Labour, Precarious Workers, Tertiary and services, [en]
Tagged base unions, Foodora, strike, Turin
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[fr] Le pari de Matteo Renzi avec la démocratie: Le référendum Italien
Le 4 Décembre prochain, le peuple italien sera appelé aux urnes pour le référendum sur la reforme constitutionnelle proposée par le gouvernement conservateur et pro-austérité de Matteo Renzi. Le sujet domine la vie politique italienne en raison de l’impact que … Continue reading
Posted in Political parties, Politics, [fr]
Tagged Partie Démocrate, referendum, Renzi
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[en] 21st October: a day of general strike
On 21 October, over 1.3 million workers took part in a general strike called by a number of base trade unions (USB, S.I. Cobas, Unicobas, Adl Cobas, Cub Lazio) and joined by many organisations and local groups throughout Italy. The … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Education, Labour, Precarious Workers, Tertiary and services, Unions
Tagged base unions, demonstration, logistics, strike
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[fr] Expulsion des occupants du dernier squat de Bologne
Le 11 Octobre dernier, le dernier squat d’un immeuble de Bologne situé rue Mario Di Maria dans le quartier ouvrier de Bolognina, comptant une centaine de personnes dont 34 enfants fut fermé par les forces de l’ordre. En effet selon … Continue reading
[en] Matteo Renzi’s gamble with democracy: the Italian constitutional referendum
On December 4th 2016 the Italian people will be called upon to vote in a referendum on the constitutional reform put forward by Matteo Renzi’s conservative and pro-austerity government. The topic is dominating Italian political life, because of the major … Continue reading
Posted in Political parties, Politics
Tagged constitution, constitutional referendum, Democratic Party, M5S, reform, Renzi
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[en] Jacopo Fo’s speech at his father Dario’s funeral
Dario Fo, actor, Nobel prizewinner, communist and political activist died in Milan on October 13th. He was 90 years of age. Fo was the spouse and coworker of Franca Rame, who passed away in 2013, and father of Jacopo Fo, … Continue reading
