Millions of people are members of Italy's largest union, CGIL, ready to carry out the strike for a whole day on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. This action was done as a form of their opposition to the government's austerity policies.
As presented by the BBC, CGIL think this new policy allows the government to fire the workers. CGIL also demanded that the government applies more strongly to employers tax evaders and implement better protection for workers.
As a result of this strike, many flights were canceled, trains and buses will stop operating and most government offices were closed. CGIL action is not supported by other trade union that is more moderate. They refused to participate because they think a strike is useless.
The action they are doing in the middle of the Italian parliamentary debates on the budget savings package that is more stringent. Italian President, Giorgio Napolitano, said the move was necessary to restore confidence in global financial Italy.
Napolitano after the stock market closing on Monday saying that Italian bond sales continuing to decline is a signal loss of confidence towards the country. It is estimated, these savings policy will take effect this week.
Savings are also made at the insistence of countries using the euro to the government of Silvio Berlusconi's coalition. German Chancellor Angela Merkel even equate the economic crisis of Italy with Greece. (eh)
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