Deputy Premier and Transport Minister
Matteo Salvini on Thursday threatened to issue a new injunction
in relation to a nationwide 24-hour public transport strike
called by grassroots labour unions for Monday November 27 if
common sense does not prevail.
"I do not accept a 24-hour public transport stoppage because it
would be chaos," said Salvini.
"If (the unions) use common sense I will not intervene, but if
they plan to bring the whole of Italy to a halt for 24 hours I
will do everything the law allows me to do to prevent it from
happening," he added.
Earlier the transport ministry issued a statement saying a
letter had gone out inviting the trade unions that have called
the strike to desist.
In the event of a negative response the union leaders will be
summoned to the ministry for discussions, the statement added.
Salvini's remarks are the latest episode in an ongoing row with
unions over strikes in the transport sector.
Last week he issued an injunction limiting a one-day strike
called by trade union confederations UIL and CGIL in protest
against the government's 2024 budget bill to four hours in the
transport sector after the nation's strike watchdog said the
stoppage did not meet the requirements for a general strike and
should be rescheduled.
The unions and opposition parties accused the government of
attacking the right to strike and the watchdog of being
compliant to the executive's demands.
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