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Country Grinds To A Halt As Strikes Back Gaza Protesters 2025-09-23 [The Grand Pinnacle Tribune]

Transport chaos and street clashes as Italy holds Gaza solidarity strike 2025-09-23 [Euractiv]

Pro-Palestine protests, strikes cause major disruptions across Italy 2025-09-23 [The Tribune]

Clashes break out as Italians strike demanding action over Gaza 2025-09-22 [BBC]

Genoa dockers walk out as Italian unions protest against Israel 2025-09-22 [Reuters]

General Strike: We don't work for war: Down with weapons up with wages 2025-09-18 [WFTU]

Dockers to Halt Israel-Bound Cargo if Gaza Aid is Blocked 2025-09-03 [The Maritime Executive]

Dockworkers Threaten to ‘Shut Down All of Europe’ If Gaza Aid Flotilla Is Blocked 2025-09-03 [Novara]

International action day of trade unions for peace 2025-09-03 [WFTU]

Stellantis, Unions Agree to Extend Reduced Working Hours for Mirafiori Plant Workers in Italy 2025-08-29 [The Market Screener]

Italian Amazon Workers Strike and Win. Will Unions Elsewhere Follow Suit? 2025-08-16 [Truthout]

First Cisl National Congress 2025: strategic priorities for the future of the Italian financial sector 2025-08-14 [First]

Immigrant textile workers in Italy win eight-hour day! 2025-08-09 [The News Line]

Italy’s Booking.com workers in first-ever strike against layoffs 2025-08-05 [UNI Global Union]

Immigrant Workers in Italy Strike for a 40-Hour Week 2025-08-04 [Jacobin]

Booking.com workers in first-ever strike against layoffs 2025-08-01 [UNI]

In Italy, Immigrant Workers Launch a Wave of Strikes for a 40-Hour Week 2025-07-31 [Labor Notes]

Ligurian Ports closed to the war supply chain and genocide: July 25th sit-in at Genoa city hall, USB ready to strike over loading and unloading operations 2025-07-28 [WFTU]

Italy: Railway workers national strike 2025-07-09 [WFTU]

Repression continues against those who oppose arms trafficking 2025-07-14 [WFTU]

EU must act over scandal of farm workers living in shacks 2025-07-07 [ETUC]

EU must act over scandal of farm workers living in shacks 2025-07-07 [EFFAT]

USB Italy: Missle shipment blocked at Brescia airport 2025-07-01 [WFTU]

Strikes expand in Italian textile capital famed for Chinese factories 2025-06-26 [Politico]

USB Italy: June 21st-historic day of protest against war and re-armament 2025-06-23 [WFTU]

Negotiations in natural stone sector win € 240 wage increase for thousands of workers 2025-06-25 [BWI]

Unwavering support for Italian metalworkers in their struggle for a fair deal 2025-06-24 [IndustriAll Europe]

Unwavering support for Italian metalworkers in their struggle for a fair deal 2025-06-20 [IndustriALL]

Italy: Saturday 21 June 2025 National demonstration in Rome 2025-06-18 [WFTU]

XVIII FILCA CISL Congress: The courage of participation – bilaterality, responsibility and negotiation for quality work 2025-06-11 [BWI]

Stellantis, Ferrari workers in Italy to get 7% pay increase 2025-06-07 [Automotive News]

In Sicily, invisible workers await the trickle-down effect of the tourism boom 2025-06-02 [Equal Times]

How will Italy's transport strikes affect travel on Wednesday? 2025-05-27 [The Local]

Abandonment of a Maghrebian labourer: an emblematic case of exploitation 2025-05-21 [Notizie]

new national CBA in cement, lime, and gypsum sector 2025-05-19 [BWI]

McDo workers on strike today 2025-05-07 [IUF]

National Trenitalia Strike Scheduled For May 6, 2025 2025-05-03 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

Major Transport Strikes Planned Across Italy This Week 2025-04-09 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

1.000 USB delegates against rearmament, for higher wages 2025-04-08 [USB]

Italy: 1,000 USB delegates against rearmament, for higher wages 2025-04-08 [WFTU]

FIM CISL regional congress 2025-04-07 [IndustriAll Europe]

Stellantis to Implement 350 Voluntary Exits in Italy 2025-04-03 [Index Box]

Union Stands Strong: Justice Sought in Italian Migrant Worker Murder Case 2025-04-02 [Devi Discourse]

Biggest union joins prosecution of farm owner over death of Indian migrant worker 2025-04-02 [CP]

Transport Workers In Italy Plan April Strikes 2025-03-27 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

Metalworkers strike for fair negotiations 2025-03-27 [IndustriALL]

Italian metalworkers strike for fair negotiations 2025-03-27 [IndustriAll Europe]

Tragedy Strikes As Young Worker Dies In Factory Accident 2025-03-25 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

Public Transport Strikes Set To Disrupt Services In Italy 2025-03-22 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

IKEA workers stage massive strike across Italy 2025-03-19 [UNI Global Union]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

1-09-1920 A mass occupation movement started in which almost all the metalworking factories in Italy were occupied by their workers. It was a high point of the Biennio Rosso (Two Red Years) of near-revolutionary upheaval. [more]

6-09-2014 Strike by air traffic controllers leads to cancellation of many flights and "major disruption". [more]

15-09-1920 In Lazio, the agricultural day laborers organized by the Ferderterra broaden the occupation of land after obtaining better contracts for the sharecroppers. 36,000 hectares are occupied around Rome. [more]

19-09-1920 An agreement was signed between employers and CGIL granting 4 lire or 10 to 20%, cost of living allowances, improvements in overtime and minimum wages, 6 public holidays and severance pay. [more]

21-09-1920 An extraordinary meeting of the FIOM enters into an agreement with the CGIL. The Communist International appeals to the occupation: the "biennio rosso" is the subject. [more]