Italy

Workers, students, pensioners – all in the firing line

Debt crisis hits Eurozone’s third largest economy

Violence of a few used to try and curb growing opposition

New initiative to build a fighting alternative

Paul Murphy MEP and others visit militarised zone at Maddalena

The CGIL, the main trade union federation, has called an 8 hour general strike for 6 September

Big opportunities lost to build new mass party of workers

Controcorrente holds important day of discussion in Genoa

2,000 police mobilised in Val di Susa

Second major defeat for beleaguered government

Rome, Turin, Naples, Milan, Reggio Emilia, Padova, Palermo, Brescia, Trieste, Venice, Cagliari, Viareggio, Pavia, Florence, Sassari, Verona, Lecce, Bologna, Pisa – this is a rough list of the major cities where the “Italian revolution” movement […]

After FIAT, now the shipyard workers’ struggle

Left in Turin loses an opportunity

A fighting alternative to Berlusconi is needed

On 13 February, one million women (and men) marched in 230 towns and cities across Italy.

One day strike in engineering industry this Friday

“General strike” call on lips of protesters

A united movement with the working class is the way forward!

Metal mechanics’ leaders point to political programme needed

State owned shipyard company plans to close major shipyards, resulting in around 2,500 job losses (7,000 including subcontractors)

Towards a wave of struggle?

Struggle at Pomigliano brings out need for workers’ party

A week-end of discussion on perspectives for the left – in Italy and in Europe – against the background of international capitalist crisis.

Space opens on the left

Joe Higgins visits NO TAV campaigners who are building a mass opposition against a high speed rail link

Joe Higgins MEP supports struggle of Val di Susa inhabitants

United class response needed to prevent unleashing of racism

Workers fight to save 10,000 jobs

Italian socialists take stock of struggles and debate the way forward.

Workers’ fightback grows in Italy

Interview with Giorgio Cremaschi, National Secretary of the Metal Mechanics (Fiom)

Occupation ends with major job guarantees

International solidarity needed for Milan workers

Corruption kills

Public and private sector unite in angry mood

Controcorrente pushes party to break from coalition and capitalist politics

Clear programme for future struggle needed

Cgil calls a national general strike

General strike needed to unite struggles against Berlusconi

Chance to re-launch Rc as fighting workers’ party

Great potential squandered

A victory for the right led by Silvio Berlusconi and an electoral ‘bloodbath’ for the Sinistra arcobaleno (Rainbow Left).

New Berlusconi victory will provoke mass opposition

Re-establishing a tradition of struggle

Fighting workers’ organisations urgently needed

Mass disappointment underlines need for workers’ party with fighting programme

Workers need party that fights bosses’ system

Crisis and confusion remain