CGIL e Uil they say “no” Strategy 2025. Both unions announced a General strike As a sign of protest. will be held. Friday 29 November And it will have a duration. 8 metal. General Secretaries Maurizio Landini e Pierpolo Bombardier If the government accepts the proposals, they are ready to call off the strike. He was called by the Prime Minister: “We will go and listen.”
General strike call against ‘inadequate’ maneuver
CGIL e UilAmong the main Italian trade unions, has announced a 8 hours general strike per Friday 29 November. As usual, the strike will be accompanied by demonstrations in several cities. The announcement came during a press conference on the morning of October 30 in which the General Secretaries Maurizio Landini e Pierpolo Bombardier Unions have expressed the need for changes in the 2025 budget.
The main demands include increasing the purchasing power of salaries and pensions, financing Public health (Doctors have also called for a strike on November 20) and with strengthening education, public services and industrial policies. Therefore, according to CGIL and UIL, the government’s current plan ignores fundamental aspects of Italian economic and social life, threatening the stability and well-being of the most vulnerable citizens.
Motivations for CGIL and UIL: Problems and Solutions
Unions paint a picture. The critic For the country’s economic future, condemning the government agenda that threatens to push Italy. 7 years of simplicity. At the center of concern is the impactInflationwhich is considered “profit deflation” that is rapidly eroding the purchasing power of workers and pensioners. Inflation, along with increased uncertainty, undeclared work and cuts to public services, represent a clear threat to social cohesion, according to unions.
At the fiscal level, CGIL and UIL criticize the reduction in progressivity and the granting of amnesties and treaties which, in their opinion, will facilitate tax evasion and avoidance. These concerns include tax cuts, perceived benefits reserved for the few, and the “pension” situation. According to the unions, this risks burdening almost all Italian workers, without a proper revaluation of pensions. Finally, the proposed minimum pension increase of only 3 euros per month has been described as a “joke”.
So Cgil and Uil proceed a series. Requests Precisely they call for extra profits, corporate profits, annuities and capital assets, as well as tax and social security evasion to extract resources “where the money is”. They also call one. Extraordinary financing For health, social services, education and research, to guarantee increased purchasing power and full renewal of pensions with the renewal of collective agreements in both the public and private sectors.
Unions also recommend a strong industrial policy with targeted investment. Employment security And to do Creation of new jobswithin the framework of a sustainable development model. Finally, they call for the withdrawal of the safety bill, which is seen as an attack on freedom of expression, but also on workplace health and safety protections.
Unions have pledged to continue these fights not only for their members, but for the community as well, believing that budget maneuvering is aimed at broad welfare and reducing inequality.
Unions ready for confrontation: strike cancellation possible
The unions are not completely closing the door to talks: in fact they are willing to reconsider the decision to strike on November 29, provided the government accepts their demands. Suggestions. General Secretary of Yale, Pierpolo BombardierThe Prime Minister announced the convocation. However, the margins for amending the measure are limited, given that the text has already been submitted to the Chambers.
Bombardier explained during the press conference that “we waited and studied the tactics that were conveyed to the Chambers and in view of the assessments made, we decided to announce the day of the strike, remembering that it It’s a day that workers pay for out of their own pockets,” Bombardier explained during the press conference. . The message from the unions is clear: the demands are not for minor changes, but for deep changes.
Maurizio LandiniCGIL General Secretary reiterated the need for structural change. “The government is calling us to do things that have already been done,” he declared, but the unions’ aim is not only to review the budget but also to question previous actions.
The unions declare themselves ready for negotiations and negotiations, seeking a gesture of openness from the government. If these conditions are met, The strike may end.. There is no lack of willingness to negotiate.
CISL not present: Maneuver favored.
Unlike CGIL and UIL, which announced a general strike, the Cisl has taken a different position and will not participate in the mobilization. According to the General Secretary Luigi Sbarrathe budget law accepted many of the priorities put forward by the Union and was therefore welcomed with satisfaction.
Subaru actually praised the permanent deduction of the tax and contribution wedge for incomes up to 40 thousand euros, which, according to estimates, should be guaranteed. Increase in salaries For more than 14 million workers. Among the laudable measures are these. Extension of stabilization of IRPEF ratesA return to the full indexation of pensions is considered fundamental to stimulate the lowest incomes and consumption New funds for family support, Birth rate and health. Finally, CISL welcomed the continuation of tax relief on performance bonuses, the extension of contract welfare benefits and the renewal of public contracts for the three-year period 2025-2027.
Sbarra, however, made other requests, vizIncrease in minimum pensionMore support for the non-self-sufficient, an end to structural cuts for school staff and lower taxes for the middle class.