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FdI Drops Strike Pre-Notice Amendment as 2003 Building Amnesty Bid Awaits Priority Test

Union backlash forced the retreat, leaving the amnesty push to face the 18 November selection that will decide if it reaches formal debate.

Overview

  • Senator Matteo Gelmetti withdrew the transport-strike amendment and said he will pursue a standalone, more detailed bill on the issue.
  • The scrapped proposal would have required transport workers to declare in writing, seven days in advance, an irrevocable intention to strike, a move unions condemned as undermining a constitutional right.
  • A separate FdI amendment seeks to reopen the 2003 building sanatoria to regularize works compliant with urban plans as of 31 March 2003, excluding protected areas and unsafe structures.
  • Though formally nationwide, the amnesty push is widely viewed as targeting unresolved cases in Campania ahead of regional elections, drawing opposition accusations of vote-seeking and prompting coalition caution from Antonio Tajani to proceed case by case.
  • The budget bill has 5,742 amendments, with only 414 to be prioritized by 18 November; the condono measure remains filed and could advance if it makes that shortlist.