4-hour general strike of CGIL and UIL begins, 8 in construction and in Emilia-Romagna. Accidents at work are a "great social plague" that "requires maximum unity" "In Italy, work has been devalued too much and laws introduced in recent years are favoring a model of doing business based on exploitation," says CGIL leader Maurizio Landini.
"The CISL absent? Ask those who decided not to strike in front of the dead. We want to unite" says Uil general secretary Pierpaolo Bombardieri, who will be in Rome for an assembly with workers in the transport sector, inside the Atac depot of Grottarossa. The protest will last four hours for the entire private sector and eight hours for construction and for Emilia Romagna, an extension decided after the serious workplace accident that occurred in Suviana. In Rome the strike is expected from 8pm to midnight; in Turin from 6pm to 10pm; in Genoa from 1pm to 5pm. In Milan the prefect has ordered metro, tram and bus operators to work in local transport.