Blocchiamo tutto

General strike called by the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) union and supported by the CGIL. Rome, 10/03/2025.
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The Days Italy Stood Still

Federico Tomasone
Europe: ruin or renewal
Labour solidarity is at the heart of the Blocchiamo Tutto movement Although it had been simmering for months, few foresaw the magnitude of what unfolded between 22 September and 4 October 2025, when Italy — long perceived as apathetic, politically demobilized, and fragmented — suddenly came to a standstill. Under the cry “Blocchiamo Tutto”, Let’s Block Everything, a mass mobilization for the people of Gaza spread from the ports of Genoa and Livorno to the schools of Naples and the railway stations of Milan, Rome, and Bologna. What began on 22 September as ...
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