Overview
- CGIL leader Maurizio Landini labels the budget unjust, arguing it fails to raise pay and neglects pensions, healthcare and investment, and cites an estimated €25 billion in extra taxes from fiscal drag over three years.
- Landini proposes a 1% solidarity levy on roughly 500,000 wealthy Italians with assets over €2 million to raise about €26 billion for healthcare, school hiring and wage increases.
- The move exposes a split among major unions, with CISL organizing a separate Rome rally on 13 December and UIL preparing its own initiative, while Cobas declines to join the CGIL date.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini mock the Friday timing, and Landini replies that the strike would be unnecessary if the government reworked the budget.
- Parliamentary and government sources signal exploration of tighter rules such as requiring workers to pre‑declare participation and potential use of precettazione, as local stoppages flagged in cities like Palermo and Milan point to possible service disruptions.