As per reports, a general strike and associated demonstrations are scheduled across Genoa on Friday (30 October), as part of a nationwide mobilization called by the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB).
• Port workers are scheduled to gather at Varco Albertazzi from 0930 hours local time (0830 hours UTC). A separate gathering is scheduled at Piazza Acquaverde, outside the Genova Piazza Principe railway station, from 1000 hours local time (0900 hours UTC).
• Participants are subsequently expected to hold a march through central Genoa from around 1200 hours local time (1100 hours UTC). The route has not yet been announced.
• The strike is expected to involve employees across the public and private sectors, including municipal personnel.
• Railway workers are expected to participate in a 24-hour strike from 2100 hours local time (2000 hours UTC) on Thursday (29 October) to 2100 hours local time (2000 hours UTC) on Friday (30 October).
• USB has called the mobilization over the rising cost of living, wages, energy costs, rents and mortgages, as well as opposition to government policies and what the union describes as repression of workers and young protesters.
Categories: Civil Disturbances - Non-political Protests
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