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Unions step up mobilisation to defend jobs and the future of steel

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Unions step up mobilisation to defend jobs and the future of steel [IndustriAll Europe] 05-08-2026


Unions call strike as ruling adds to uncertainty over ex-ILVA steelworks' future [ANSA] 29-07-2026


Amazon workers in Italy win first national agreement in any country [UNI Global Union] 24-07-2026


New National Agreement between Amazon and transport unions builds on Landmark Organising Success [ETF] 24-07-2026


/ Spain Outsourced workers in Italy and Spain strike for AI job protections [UNI Global Union] 15-07-2026



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Unions step up mobilisation to defend jobs and the future of steel 2026-08-05 [IndustriAll Europe]

Belgium Luca Visentini's Seven Years at the Helm of Europe's Trade Unions For more info 2026-08-04 [The Labour Pulse]

Former Ilva site: strike in Taranto. Protesters also on the main road 2026-08-03 [Il Sole]

Unions call strike as ruling adds to uncertainty over ex-ILVA steelworks' future 2026-07-29 [ANSA]

New National Agreement between Amazon and transport unions builds on Landmark Organising Success 2026-07-24 [ETF]

Amazon workers in Italy win first national agreement in any country 2026-07-24 [UNI Global Union]

Italian trade union labor dispute over severe heat in Venice museums 2026-07-21 [ArtForum]

Sports journalist killed in Eboli 2026-07-20 [IFJ]

Deadly attack on workers highlights Italy's slave-like farms 2026-07-18 [DW]

Spain Outsourced workers in Italy and Spain strike for AI job protections 2026-07-15 [UNI Global Union]

MFRR report highlights continuing media freedom backsliding 2026-07-14 [EFJ]

Sunday Airport Strikes: What Travelers Need to Know 2026-07-04 [The Traveller]

Fashion crisis in Tuscany: Supply chain workers to strike on July 9 in Florence 2026-07-03 [FashionUnited]

Palestine KNEECAP bring dockworkers' union rep on stage in Bologna, following strike in support of Palestine 2026-06-19 [Hot Press]

Italy BWI joins FILLEA CGIL forum on migrant workers in the Euro-Mediterranean region 2026-06-15 [BWI]

Italy Foreign workers say they were paid less than $2 an hour to build a new US Consulate in Milan 2026-06-11 [AP]

Meloni’s staff to strike over remote work cuts 2026-06-11 [The New Voice]

Labour Decree passes confidence vote: from fair pay to the incentive package, here are the key changes 2026-06-10 [Il Sole]

New Italian union fighting for public service workers 2026-06-09 [EPSU]

Statement on the Killing of Four Agricultural Workers in Amendolara, Italy 2026-06-05 [EFFAT]

Four farm workers killed: IUF demands justice 2026-06-05 [IUF]

Train strike on Thursday 11 June: 3,000 railway workers risk their jobs 2026-06-04 [Il Sole 24 Ore]

Arson attack on journalist’s home after prior threats 2026-06-04 [IFJ]

“We made history” – statement of the Turkish teachers at Liceo Italiano I.M.I. 2026-06-03 [Labour News Network]

Budget sickness, parliamentary committee ready for trade union hearing 2026-05-31 [Il Sole]

Building together: FENEALUIL holds Congress 2026-05-27 [BWI]

Europe European industry at a crossroads: industriAll Europe calls for urgent action at FIOM CGIL assembly in Bari 2026-05-26 [IndustriAll Europe]

Country risks falling behind in the twin transition, new research shows 2026-05-26 [IndustriAll Europe]

Kering's Italian employees are on strike 2026-05-21 [NSS Magazine]

Unions claim '70-100%' success for Kering strike 2026-05-21 [Fashion Network]

Palestine Italy hit by mass strike over rearmament and in solidarity with Gaza 2026-05-19 [Middle East Monitor]

USB: on May 18th take to the streets for Palestine, against rearmament and Italian complicity and the EU 2026-05-15 [WFTU]

Palestine Historic strike hits Venice Biennale 2026-05-12 [SW]

Waste Collection Disruptions as Ama Workers Strike in Rome 2026-05-11 [Il Messaggero]

Kering: strike called against de Meo plan and McQueen redundancies 2026-05-11 [La Conceria]

AOU Sassari employees protested before the strike: 'The system can't hold up.' 2026-05-07 [L'Unione Sarda]

May Day Worker Solidarity in Trieste 2026-05-04 [LA Progressive]

May Day Worker Solidarity in Trieste 2026-05-02 [Countercurrents]

Protests across Italy for May Day, tensions escalate in Turin - Protesters hit with sticks 2026-05-01 [Gazeta Express]

Bourse workers strike for better terms amid Euronext tensions 2026-04-30 [Global Banking & Finance Review]

24-Hour General Strike on 1 May to Hit Italian Transport and Public Services 2026-04-28 [Visa HQ]

Global Dichiarazione dei sindacati del Labour 7 al G7: giustizia sociale per affrontare le disuguaglianze globali 2026-04-27 [CGIL]

Forestry workers' union: 'Our firefighting risks are being ignored.' 2026-04-21 [L'Unione Sarda]

Europe Back to Borgomezzanone: EFFAT Leads MEPs to Witness Exploitation in European Agriculture 2026-04-21 [EFFAT]

Acquittal of writer and journalist Roberto Saviano sets landmark ruling for press freedom 2026-04-20 [EFJ]

Neutralised (Right to) Strike: The European Committee of Social Rights on the Right to Strike in Italy 2026-04-15 [Verfassungs]

23,000 Lidl workers in Italy win predictable shifts and guaranteed hours 2026-04-01 [UNI Global Union]

Inside the Voices Festival in Florence: Key moments that sparked conversation 2026-03-20 [EFJ]

Palestine Arms factory workers say no to war 2026-03-17 [The New Internationalist]

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This month in labour history

21-08-1920 Faced with the refusal of industrialists to agree to even a modest wage increase, the FIOM calls for a strike in all metallurgical factories and tells workers to prepare for occupations in the event of a lockout. [more]

30-08-1920 Alfa Romeo's 2,000 workers in Milan find their factory occupied by the military, the next day 400,000 workers occupy nearly 1,000 metallurgy factories across the country. Factory councils take control of production. [more]