Friday, November 29, will mark a crucial day for workers across Italy. Cgil and Uil have called for a general strike, involving all sectors, public and private, including subcontracted and auxiliary services. In Abruzzo, the mobilization includes protests in front of the four regional prefectures: Chieti, L’Aquila, Pescara, and Teramo.
The strike aims to address pressing issues:
- opposing the reduction of universal welfare and cuts to public investments;
- demanding the withdrawal of the Security Bill that restricts the right to strike and protest;
- supporting the renewal of collective contracts and safeguarding pensions;
- promoting innovative industrial policies and improving workplace safety;
- fighting job insecurity and fostering new hiring in the public sector.
Scheduled events in the four prefectures
Protests will take place at 10:00 a.m. in the prefectures of Chieti, L’Aquila, Pescara, and Teramo. Local and national union leaders will participate to explain the reasons behind the action.
- In Chieti, speakers include Francesco Spina (Cgil), Nicola Manzi (Uil), Maria Piccone (Public Function Doctors), and Vito Panzarella (Uil national).
- In L’Aquila, Francesco Marrelli (Cgil) and Sandro Colombi (Uil national).
- In Pescara, Fabiola Ortolano (Uil) and Daniela Barbaresi (Cgil national).
- In Teramo, Massimiliano Braco (Uil) and Sandro Del Fattore (Cgil national).
A clear message to the national government
Regional secretaries of Cgil and Uil, Carmine Ranieri and Michele Lombardo, emphasized the need for concrete responses from the national government. “This strike is a call to improve public healthcare, combat low wages, support the automotive sector that employs 28,000 workers in Abruzzo, and ensure salary increases for a dignified life.”
Delegations will deliver a document to the prefectures outlining key demands and highlighting the critical issues affecting the region.
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