Category Archives: Labour

Trade union leader released after three days of protests across Italy

Posted on 2017/01/30 by Struggles in 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 →

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Foodora strikes in Italy – the dark side of the sharing economy

Posted on 2016/10/30 by Struggles in Italy

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 →

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[en] 21st October: a day of general strike

Posted on 2016/10/24 by Struggles in Italy

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 →

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[en] Logistic worker killed while on strike in Piacenza

Posted on 2016/09/16 by Struggles in Italy

During the night between September 14 and 15, Abdelssalam Eldanf was killed while he was on strike with other workers in front of the GLS logistic plant in Piacenza. He was crushed by a truck that was trying to force … Continue reading →

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[en] 280 people occupy building in Bologna

Posted on 2014/12/04 by Struggles in Italy

A large building in Bologna, immediately in front of the Municipality’s offices, has just been occupied by 280 people. Many have been living on the streets or in the train station after losing their jobs and homes during the crisis. … Continue reading →

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[en] Portrait of Italian May Day 2014

Posted on 2014/05/05 by Struggles in Italy

On May Day, as in many other places around the world, thousands of people gathered in squares and streets all over Italy to celebrate International Workers’ Day. The celebrations took different forms, from concerts to direct action such as disputes … Continue reading →

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[en] Renzi government reforms jobs and cuts rights

Posted on 2014/03/28 by Struggles in Italy

At first glance, Giuliano Poletti, Minister of Labour and Social Policy in the Renzi government, could look like an old-fashioned left-wing politician: born into a farming family in the “red” Emilia-Romagna region, raised in the Communist Party, president of Legacoop, … Continue reading →

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[en] Political turmoil inside CGIL

Posted on 2014/03/19 by Struggles in Italy

  The CGIL is Italy’s largest confederation of trade unions (secretary: Susanna Camusso) and includes as a member FIOM, the metalworkers’ federation (general secretary: Maurizio Landini; former president: Giorgio Cremaschi). Tension has been growing between CGIL and FIOM for some time and although there have been reassurances … Continue reading →

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[en] Electrolux proposes halving Italian workers’ wages

Posted on 2014/02/04 by Struggles in Italy

It is certainly not a coincidence that Electrolux’s proposal came just after the signing of the new agreement on union representation, when in the eyes of big business the Italian unions look friendlier than ever. But, nevertheless, what the Swedish multinational manufacturer … Continue reading →

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[en] Granarolo protesters march through Bologna [photos]

Posted on 2014/02/03 by Struggles in Italy

Bologna saw 1,000 people marching on February 1st, to bring the claims of Granarolo workers to the attention of local and national authorities. There were logistics workers not only from Granarolo’s own warehouse but also from other warehouses across Northern … Continue reading →

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