Italy

Anti-NATO, Anti-EU, Anti-War, Protest Rallies Hit Germany, France, Italy

March 1, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, NATO, Resistance

by the Countercurrents Collective, Countercurrents.org, February 27, 2023 Rallies against the U.S.-led NATO bloc, the EU, supply of weapons to Ukraine and anti-war have been held across France, and in Italy and Germany. At protest sites, demonstrators defaced and tore down NATO and EU flags. Berlin Tens of thousands of Germans braved the elements to attend the Uprising for Peace,[…]

Italians Protest Against Arms Shipment to Ukraine

November 16, 2022 UNAC Editor Europe, Protest, Resistance, Ukraine, War and Peace

from TeleSUR English, November 7, 2022 Protesters held banners, placards, and rainbow flags, demanding diplomatic efforts to solve the crisis in Ukraine. Tens of thousands of Italians gathered in Rome yesterday to protest against PM Giorgia Meloni’s decision to send weapons to Ukraine. Italians are fed up with Italian Prime Ministers kowtowing to Brussels and NATO. Take a look: pic.twitter.com/cCfhebO6Bs[…]

Italian Government Arrests Militant Unionists

July 31, 2022 UNAC Editor Europe, Labor Struggles

by Martha Grevatt, published on Workers World, July 28, 2022 Six union leaders were placed under house arrest in Piacenza, Italy, in the early morning hours of July 19, under orders from the local prosecutor’s office. Two are members of USB (Unione Sindacale di Base), and four belong to SI Cobas, two militant unions that represent workers in the logistics[…]

Call for Workers to Rally on Saturday 19 at the Pisa Airport !

March 18, 2022 UNAC Editor Labor, NATO, Organizing, Russia, Statement, Ukraine

Statement by Pisa Union of Airport Workers, published in Labor Today Newsletter, March 17, 2022 Labor Today Editorial Comment: USB (Union Sundacale Di Base) reports that airport workers in Pisa, Italy have refused to load planes headed for Poland disguised as “humanitarian aid” when the workers discovered that what was actually being shipped was weapons and ammunition, final destination, Ukraine! […]