The CGIL trade union
confederation is determined to call a general strike if the
government does not back down on labour market reforms, CGIL
chief Susanna Camusso said Friday.
"We will continue our mobilisation...if we don't get a
response, we'll take it all the way to a general strike," she
said.
Last Saturday, the CGIL organised a massive rally against
the government's Jobs Act labour reform now working its way
through parliament, which includes measures softening the rules
on unfair dismissal.
The union said around one million people took part in the
demonstration, but Premier Matteo Renzi, whose Democratic Party
has traditionally strong ties with labor and with CGIL in
particular, has said protests will not prevent the labour reform
from becoming law.
FIOM metalworkers union on Thursday called an eight-hour
strike November 11, with major events planned for Milan on
November 14 and Naples on November 21.
The union was outraged after protesting AST steelworkers
were hospitalized Wednesday following a clash with police.
Both FIOM and CGIL are opposed to measures contained in the
Jobs Act, a key piece of legislation for Renzi's government.
"We hope that there will be a response," Camusso said.
"We won't strike for the fun of it".
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