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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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[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] 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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[en] Granarolo workers demanding reinstatements are attacked by the police [video]

Posted on 2014/01/26 by Struggles in Italy

Around 100 workers at the Granarolo warehouse in Bologna have been protesting for eight months, demanding better working conditions, better wages, the repeal of Bossi-Fini law and the reinstatement of 51 colleagues who were fired in reprisal for their involvement in … Continue reading →

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[en] Trade unionist savagely beaten in Milan

Posted on 2014/01/20 by Struggles in Italy

On Tuesday 14th January, in northern Milan, trade unionist Fabio Zerbini was brutally beaten by two men suspected to be connected with Italian organised crime. Fabio Zerbini is a co-ordinator for the SI Cobas, a base union that is active … Continue reading →

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[en] Logistics workers’ struggle described “as worrying as mafia-related events”

Posted on 2013/12/12 by Struggles in Italy

Giovanni Monti, president of Legacoop Emilia-Romagna, was reported by the Bologna edition of La Repubblica as saying that “these manipulative kind of events which are on the increase among political extremists, as we’ve seen in Bologna, and which target cooperatives … Continue reading →

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[en] 500 logistics workers march through Bologna

Posted on 2013/06/03 by Struggles in Italy

At least 500 people joined the demonstration organized by the Si Cobas union in Bologna, to protest against the layoff of 50 logistics workers who have been involved, over the last few months, in harsh struggles for fair salaries and … Continue reading →

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[en] 1000 demonstrate in Piacenza against ban for union organizer

Posted on 2013/04/10 by Struggles in Italy

Around 1000 people marched through the streets of Piacenza on April 6 to protest against the exclusion notice served on Aldo Milani, national coordinator of the radical union SI-COBAS. The notice bans Milani from the city of Piacenza for three … Continue reading →

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