Strike over Budget Proposal Sweeps Italy, Disrupting Services
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Strike over budget proposal sweeps Italy, disrupting services
ROME, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of thousands of workers across Italy staged a 24-hour national strike on Friday, disrupting public transport, schools and other key services to protest the government's draft budget for 2026.
The work stoppages in Italy are mainly affecting the public sector with its many authorities.
By Giada Zampano Rome (AP) — A nationwide strike called Friday by Italy’s largest union to protest the government’s budget plans widely disrupted transportation, health, and education services across the country. The protest, which targets the 2026 budget bill proposed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s conservative government, comes just two weeks after another general strike organized by smaller unions for the same reason. The strike primarily…
Video. A national strike in Rome disrupts transport and schools, trade unions demand more funding for public services and better safety at work.
In Italy, a nationwide strike has begun against the budgets of Prime Minister Meloni's government.
The protest on Friday is directed against the government's budget plans and affects almost all public sectors
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