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CGIL and UIL have called a general strike on 29 November 2024 with demonstrations taking place at city/regional level.
They demand radical changes in the budget law, which CGIL and UIL consider ineffective to solve the problems of the country. They will demand an increase of the purchasing power of wages and pensions and to fund health, education, public services and industrial policies.
The Italian government supported the EU reform of the economic governance which now obliges Italy to go for 7 years of cuts and reduction in investments and social expenditure. This will lead to a further decline of the purchasing power, increased job insecurity, and severe cuts to public services (healthcare, education, and public transport etc.)
CGIL and UIL call on employers and the Italian government to:
- Introduce a windfall tax on extra profits and wealth, and use the resources to fund public healthcare, social services, education, research etc.
- Increase pensions and review labour policies to protect job security, health and safety, and counter precarious employment.
- Increase wages by public and private collective agreements renewal and an industrial policy plan to ensure sustainable employment.
- Respect the right to protest by withdrawing the proposed security bill.
The decisions of the Italian government are unfair and damaging, there has been no response to the CGIL and UIL demands and there has been no real social dialogue.
More information on the reasons for the general strike can be found in the leaflet below.
