Tag Archives: UIL

[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] Unions sign up to the repression of trade union rights

Posted on 2014/01/18 by Struggles in Italy

It should have been just the implementation decree for the 31 May agreement but it has turned into a new agreement, with an even harsher level of repression against workers’ struggles. The agreement regulates relations between Confindustria (the major employers’ … Continue reading →

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[en] Steel workers attacked by police in Terni

Posted on 2013/06/05 by Struggles in Italy

On June 5th, hundreds of striking workers marched through the streets of Terni, supported by the unions CGIL, CISL and UIL. They were protesting against the lack of a future for their plant, the former Thyssenkrupp steel plant, now owned … Continue reading →

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[en] Not Jolly: Genoa dock workers protest after the disaster

Posted on 2013/05/10 by Struggles in Italy

Two workers are still missing and seven were found dead at the Port of Genoa, after the Jolly Nero, a cargo ship, hit the pilots’ control tower on the night of Tuesday May 7. The city is in mourning. There … Continue reading →

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[en] The Struggle at Ikea Continues: November 11 update

Posted on 2012/11/12 by Struggles in Italy

After a workers’ blockade in front of the IKEA storage in Piacenza was violently cleared on November 2, the protest spread to other cities. Solidarity rallies were organized in Bologna and Piacenza on November 7 and solidarity demonstrations took place … Continue reading →

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[en] Strike in Ilva plants all over Italy

Posted on 2012/08/03 by Struggles in Italy

Today Ilva, the biggest steel industry in Europe, has stopped for a 24 hour strike. Its plant in Taranto, the most important steelworks in the whole continent, was stopped by a judicial measure by reason of the immense damages it has … Continue reading →

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