"Thousands of people took to the streets across Italy on Friday, for a national strike that was called by the country's largest union to protest the government's 2026 budget. The strike comes as the budget is expected to be discussed next week and must be approved by the country's parliament by the end of this year. Italy's CGIL union has estimated that some 61% of all public and private sector workers participated in the strike."
"What's the problem with the budget? CGIL, which represents 5 million workers, half of whom are pensioners, argues that the new budget would "worsen people's living and working conditions." Along with other unions, CGIL has rejected planned increases in defense spending. The unions are calling on the government to invest more in healthcare and education, as well as take measures to bolster salaries and pensions."
Italians staged a national strike and thousands marched across cities to protest the government's 2026 budget proposed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy. CGIL estimated about 61% of public and private sector workers participated, and union leader Maurizio Landini said workers do not accept the budget and called for change. Unions argue the budget would underfund healthcare and education while raising defense spending, and they demand higher investment, stronger salaries and pensions. The budget must be approved by parliament by year-end and the government says markets and ratings have responded positively.
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