Italy

On 12 June, five Italian unions – Fp Cgil , Cisl Fp, Fisascat Cisl, Uil Fpl and Uiltucs – declared a national strike covering over 10,000 workers employed in facilities under ANASTE – the employers’ organisation representing private and non-profit providers that manage residential and care facilities for elderly and dependent people in Italy. The move followed a negotiation meeting on 10 June, where ANASTE presented a contract renewal offer including a €55 increase for level 4 full-time workers, partial improvements to sickness benefits and a small contribution for supplementary healthcare

Following prolonged negotiations at ARAN, a new national collective agreement for Italy’s public healthcare workers (2022–2024) was signed by CISL FP , Nursind, Nursing Up, and FIALS. Covering around 580,000 workers, the agreement provides an average gross monthly pay rise of €172, applies retroactively, and introduces new professional roles such as the “assistant nurse,” along with updates to career structures and job classifications. While the signatory unions consider the agreement a step forward in recognising the evolving needs of the healthcare system and improving pay, CGIL FP and UIL

Workers at the Italian energy company Enel are stepping up their resistance to the company's unilateral imposition of a new work schedule that unions say is upending lives and causing serious organisational problems. Backed by the unions Filctem-CGIL , Flaei-CISL and Uiltec-UIL , the workers are staging a second national two-hour strike on 29 May following strong participation in the initial strike on 12 May. The changes introduced by Enel alter long-established working time arrangements, replacing them with a split-shift model that has already been piloted and rejected in Puglia. Unions

On 27 February, Italian magistrates staged a nationwide strike to oppose a proposed constitutional reform that would separate the careers of judges and public prosecutors. The National Association of Magistrates (ANM) reported over 80% participation, reflecting strong resistance within the judiciary. The reform seeks to establish distinct career paths for judges and prosecutors, with the government arguing this would enhance judicial impartiality. However, magistrates warn that the change could undermine judicial independence, making prosecutors more vulnerable to political pressure and

Italian unions UIL FPL , FP CGIL, and CISL FP mobilised on 31 January in Rome, staging a protest in front of the Ministry of Health to demand action on private healthcare contracts. The demonstration came after employers' associations Aiop and Aris refused to start negotiations on collective agreement, arguing that they could not proceed without first securing full financial guarantees from the government and regional authorities. Unions condemned this stance as an excuse to delay long-overdue improvements to wages and working conditions for over 200,000 private healthcare workers. They

CGIL and UIL have announced an 8-hour general strike across Italy on 29 November 2024, with demonstrations planned at the city and regional levels. The unions are calling for urgent changes to the government’s budget law, which they believe fails to address the country’s pressing economic and social challenges. Key demands include measures to increase the purchasing power of wages and pensions, alongside adequate financing for healthcare, education, public services, and industrial policies. According to the unions, the government’s backing of the EU’s economic governance reforms is set to

A major national demonstration, organized by FP Cgil , Uil Fpl, and Uil Pa , will take place on October 19th in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo. The unions are demanding the renewal of collective agreements for public service workers, as well as better funding for national contracts and public healthcare. With inflation soaring to 17%, proposed wage increases of around 5% are seen as insufficient, particularly in a sector already facing significant challenges. The demonstration, titled "Salary, health, rights, employment," aims to shed light on the growing inequalities and the impact of

A new security law in Italy, introduced by the Meloni government and currently under review in the Senate, has sparked significant concern among trade unions. The law introduces restrictions on peaceful protests, including penalties for passive resistance and roadblocks during demonstrations, which could result in prison sentences of up to two years. For unions, this is particularly troubling as it directly impacts their ability to organize peaceful demonstrations in defence of workers’ rights. The law also criminalizes protests against large public infrastructure projects, treating them as

On September 16, workers in Italy’s non-profit sector, including those employed in social care, healthcare, and educational services, held a national strike. Led by trade unions affiliated with the confederations CGIL , CISL, and UIL, the strike was driven by the failure to renew the national contract, which has been expired for nearly five years. The contract affects around 135,000 employees, and rallies and events took place across the country. Negotiations with the employers' association, Uneba, have been ongoing for over two years but with limited progress. Recently, Uneba proposed

On July 15, 2024, the new collective labour agreement for the Executive officials/managers in local authorities for the 2019-2021 period was finalized in Rome. This contract marks a significant step forward in enhancing the economic and regulatory protections for local authority managers, administrative, technical, and professional managers within the non-health sector of National Health Service companies, as well as for management on municipal and provincial level. The updated agreement builds on the improvements initiated with the 2016-2018 agreement. It includes wage adjustments and