"Italy: General strike against genocide – ‘We don’t work for war’ The USB [Unione Sindicale di Base – Basic Trade Union] has called for a general strike on Sept. 22.
However, the strike is not only in opposition to the genocide of the Palestinian people but also to defend a humanitarian operation and break the siege of Gaza. It is also against war and the huge increase in military spending.
The Meloni government is doing nothing to stop Israel yet is dramatically increasing spending on building and purchasing new weapons. There is no money for increasing wages, combating precariousness, creating an efficient health care system, increasing minimum pensions or reducing the number of years of work required to reach retirement. However, tens of billions [of euros] are being allocated to arms factories.
If they attack the flotilla, we will block everything!"
https://www.workers.org/2025/09/87959/ #gaza #italy #strike #freepalestine