Overview
- CGIL’s delegates in Florence formally set a nationwide walkout and city demonstrations to oppose the government’s budget, which the union calls unjust and ineffective on wages.
- Maurizio Landini outlines demands including pay rises, tax relief on contract increases, restitution of fiscal drag after an estimated €25 billion in extra taxes over three years, and higher funding for health, schools and public hiring.
- The union proposes a 1% “solidarity” levy on wealth above €2 million, estimated at roughly €26 billion to finance services and wage measures.
- The traditional confederation front is fractured: CISL will hold a separate Rome rally on Dec. 13, while UIL is weighing its own initiative to be decided next week.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Deputy PM Matteo Salvini criticize the Friday timing, and majority figures are studying steps such as requiring one‑day pre‑notification by workers; existing local transport strikes could compound disruption around the mobilization.