DoomsdaysCWItalian workers’ strike in #solidarity with #Gaza brings disruptions across the country
By GIADA ZAMPANO
Updated 3:02 AM EDT, September 23, 2025
ROME (AP) — "Thousands of #protesters and #strikers calling for solidarity with #Palestinians in Gaza took to the streets in Italy on Monday, with some storming Milan’s central train station and clashing violently with police.
"#Italy’s grassroots #unions, which represent hundreds of thousands of people ranging from #schoolteachers to #metalworkers, called for a 24-hour #Generalstrike in both public and private sectors, including public transportation, trains, schools and ports.
"The strike caused disruptions across the country, with long delays for national trains and limited public transport in major cities, including Rome.
"In Milan, tensions escalated when dozens of protesters dressed in black and armed with batons tried to smash the main entrance of the city’s central train station, throwing smoke bombs, bottles and stones at police, who responded with pepper spray. In Bologna, police used water cannons to disperse a crowd of demonstrators who blocked a highway.
"The transit of goods was slowed or partially blocked by workers’ sit-ins and rallies in Italy’s main ports of Genoa and Livorno. More than 20,000 people gathered in front of Rome’s central station to protest the worsening #HumanitarianCrisis in Gaza.
"#Unions and #StudentOrganizations denounced “the inertia of the Italian and #EU governments.”
" 'If we don’t block what #Israel is doing, if we don’t block trade, the distribution of weapons and everything else with Israel, we will not ever achieve anything,' said Walter Montagnoli, national secretary of the CUB union, who joined a march in Milan."
#ResistGenocide #IsraeliWarCrimes #FreePalestine #FreeGaza #Resistance #Strike #ItalyStrike
Thousands of Italian workers strike in solidarity with Gaza, causing disruptions across the country
Thousands of workers and students across Italy have joined a general strike and demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Italy’s grassroots unions called for the 24-hour strike on Monday, affecting both public and private sectors, including transportation, schools and ports. The strike caused disruptions nationwide, with delays for trains and limited public transport in cities like Rome and Milan. More than 20,000 people gathered in front of Rome’s central station to protest the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Unions and student organizations have criticized the Italian and EU governments for their inaction.
