------ Forwarded Message > From: "dasg...@aol.com" <dasg...@aol.com> > Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:37:33 EDT > To: Robert Millegan <ramille...@aol.com> > Cc: <ema...@aol.com>, <j...@aol.com>, <jim6...@cwnet.com>, <l...@legitgov.org> > Subject: In Italy, Hundreds of Thousands Strike to Protest Unemployment and > Tax Hikes >
> > Anti-Berlusconi strike paralyzes Italy > > Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:24:17 GMT > > http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=120673§ionid=351020606 > > > > Protesters display a puppet depicting Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi > wearing a sign reading "Small man, big corrupter", during a rally in central > Rome, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. > > Italy has been hit by a nationwide worker strike following a call by the > country's largest trade union, which has protested at Rome's economic and > immigration policies. > > Called upon by the Italian General Confederation of Labor (CGIL), various > cities saw workers bringing the public services to standstill for an entire > day and freezing the public transport networks for four hours, Reuters > reported. > > Hundreds of thousands of protesters were also reported to have taken to the > streets of the capital, Rome. > > "We've had enough Silvio (Berlusconi), we are fed up. He talks and talks but > does everything just for himself," said marcher Stefano Cavallaro. > > The left-wing CGIL of 6-million-strong membership has been reportedly pressing > Rome to ease the tax load on the current and former workers, secure > employment, and overturn its tough policies vis-à-vis immigrants, the agency > said. > > ------ End of Forwarded Message
