– A portrait of Italy's Berlusconi government: "All for
One, and One for Himself" // PRAVDA MIR
a contribution from Antonpiero Russo & Simona Coviello
Siena Italy 18.10.2002
Around 100,000 people demonstrated in Milan in April this year to commemora=
te liberation from the
fascist government during
the Second World War. There were 200 May Day protests across Italy this yea=
r, and at a concert in
Rome 800,000 people
gathered to hear popular left wing bands. Even before the election trade un=
ion leaders threatened a
"hot summer" if
Berlusconi's attacks on job security and wages go through.
And only last week thousands of metal workers in Turin struck and 10,000 pe=
ople marched in
solidarity with a worker who
suffered an industrial injury. Struggles like this will be needed to stop a=
ttacks from Italy's new hard
right government.
– A portrait of Italy's Berlusconi government: "All for
One, and One for Himself" // PRAVDA MIR
a contribution from Antonpiero Russo & Simona Coviello
Siena Italy 18.10.2002
Around 100,000 people demonstrated in Milan in April this year to commemora=
te liberation from
the fascist government during
the Second World War. There were 200 May Day protests across Italy this yea=
r, and at a concert
in Rome 800,000 people
gathered to hear popular left wing bands. Even before the election trade un=
ion leaders
threatened a "hot summer" if
Berlusconi's attacks on job security and wages go through.
And only last week thousands of metal workers in Turin struck and 10,000 pe=
ople marched in
solidarity with a worker who
suffered an industrial injury. Struggles like this will be needed to stop a=
ttacks from Italy's new
hard right government.