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Italian unions call a general strike against the Iraq war
📅 21 March 2003The day after the US-led invasion of Iraq began, CGIL, CISL and UIL organized a two-hour general strike, accompanied by demonstrations in major Italian cities. Workers joined students and other...
CGIL and UIL hold a national general strike
📅 12 December 2014CGIL and UIL called a nationwide strike and regional demonstrations against the Jobs Act, budget law and government economic policy. CISL did not join the general strike. The action followed months of...
Trade unions lead an antifascist march in Rome after the CGIL assault
📅 16 October 2021CGIL, CISL and UIL called a national antifascist mobilization after far-right demonstrators attacked the CGIL headquarters. Workers, students and civil-society groups defended labor organizing and...
CGIL and UIL general strike challenges the Draghi budget
📅 16 December 2021Eight hours of strike and demonstrations in five cities opposed a budget the unions said failed to redistribute wealth and address precarious work, pensions, education and industrial policy. The...
May Day in Assisi links workers’ rights with peace
📅 1 May 2022CGIL, CISL and UIL held their national May Day gathering in Assisi under the slogan “At work for peace.” Union speakers raised workplace deaths, secure employment and labor rights alongside opposition...
Union march in Bologna demands a new season of labor and social rights
📅 6 May 2023CGIL, CISL and UIL began a coordinated national mobilization with a regional demonstration in Bologna. Unions called for wage and pension protections, public health and education, safer workplaces,...
CGIL and UIL call a general strike over the budget
📅 29 November 2024CGIL and UIL organized a nationwide strike and demonstrations against the government budget. CGIL opposed cuts to social security, public services and investment; UIL also called for stronger worker...
May Day demonstrations foreground dignified work and safety
📅 1 May 2026Trade unions and grassroots groups marked International Workers’ Day with demonstrations across Italy. In Marghera, CGIL, CISL and UIL centered dignified work, while other actions raised wages,...