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Hundreds of Thousands March as Strike Grips Italy
If only we could get this happening here . . .
Published on Friday, October 18, 2002 by Reuters
Hundreds of Thousands March as Strike Grips Italy
by Luke Baker
ROME - Hundreds of thousands of workers staged demonstrations across Italy on Friday as the country's largest union caused disarray with a one-day strike over the center-right government's economic policies.
It was the second general strike in six months and follows dozens of half- and full-day stoppages across a range of industries this year as worker anger over Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's policies boils to the surface.
Hundreds of Thousands March as Strike Grips Italy
by Luke Baker
ROME - Hundreds of thousands of workers staged demonstrations across Italy on Friday as the country's largest union caused disarray with a one-day strike over the center-right government's economic policies.
It was the second general strike in six months and follows dozens of half- and full-day stoppages across a range of industries this year as worker anger over Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's policies boils to the surface.
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http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/10...
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