Overview

• CGIL chief Maurizio Landini announced a nationwide mobilization for Friday, Sept. 19 with category-level strike hours and also set a national demonstration in Rome for Saturday, Oct. 25 focused on a social agenda.
• Landini denounced the Israeli operation in Gaza and urged governments to suspend all agreements, including commercial ones, with Israel until the violence ends.
• Because of the short notice and Italy’s Law 146, the Sept. 19 action will exclude essential public services such as transport, schools and health, while private-sector categories will decide their strike-hour packages.
• Base unions Cobas and USB have called a general strike for Monday, Sept. 22 across public and private sectors, with marches and sit-ins planned at universities.
• Corriere della Sera reports personnel from the FS group—Trenitalia, Trenitalia Tper and Trenord—will join the Sept. 22 action, which could lead to train timetable changes or cancellations.