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.

Cgil and Uil generale strike - 29 november 2024

From unions and organisations around the world, we have received the following messages of solidarity in support of our struggle, listed as they came in:

FENASOL – The National Federation of Workers and Employees Trade Unions in Lebanon

DGB – The German Confederation of Trade Unions

OPZZ – The All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions

UNIA - THE UNION

SGB – USS - The Swiss Trade Union Federation

FGTB – ABVV – The General Labour Federation of Belgium

UGT – The General Union of Workers of Spain

FNV - The Dutch Trade Union Confederation

EESC - The European Economic and Social Committee Workers' Group

GSEE – The Greek General Confederation of Labour

OGB – The Austrian Trade Union Confederation

ZSSS - The Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia

ELA - The Basque Workers' Solidarity Trade Union

CTA - The Central de Trabajadoras y Trabajadores de la Argentina

CC.OO - The Confederación Sindical de Comisiones Obreras

KESK - The Confederation of Public Employees Trade Unions

FO - The Force Ouvrière

EUROCADRES - The Council of European Professional and Managerial Staff

USG NEZAVISNOST - The United Branch Trade Union Independence in Serbia

CGT - The Confédération Générale du Travail of France

HISTADRUT - The General Federation of Labour in Israel

CGTP - The Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses

ACV - CSC - The Confederation of Christian Trade Unions of Belgium

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Messages of solidarity from unions and organisations around the world