If they plan to strike, does that mean they have to go off whatever strike they're on now??
Italy's main unions to strike when Iraq war starts
Reuters
Tuesday, March 18, 2003
ROME - Italy's three main labor unions will launch national strikes to protest against war as soon as any attack on Iraq begins, the head of one of them said Tuesday.
``The three confederations have agreed that as soon as war operations begin we will proclaim strikes to stop workers,'' Savino Pezzotta, head of CISL, told reporters.
Despite Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's staunch support for the U.S. hard line on Iraq, a majority of Italians oppose the war and millions have marched in protest in recent weeks.
The three unions, representing millions of workers across the board, brought the country to a standstill with two strikes last year.
The unions, CISL, CGIL and UIL, represent some 11 million workers and pensioners.
It was not immediately clear what impact the action would have as the unions did not say how long the strikes would last and whether they would be simultaneous or staggered. |
