Italy’s unions call new general strike over Israel’s attack on Sumud Flotilla

The Italian government and navy have abandoned the Gaza-bound humanitarian ‘Global Sumud Flotilla’ as Israel attacked the aid boats overnight. But the Italian working class has reacted in outrage at the scandal, gathering in the streets in protest across Italy and announcing new industrial action in response:

Workers, let by Genoa’s Dockworkers’ Union (CALP) have called a new nationwide general strike for Friday like the twenty-four hour 22 September strike that paralysed the whole country and forced Italy’s far-right government to send two naval vessels in the first place. The unions had promised to “block everything” if Italy failed to protect the flotilla from Israel.

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