CGIL rally in Rome: Landini calls general strike for Nov 20; Schlein and Conte urge unity

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Italy's largest union, the CGIL, held a major rally in Rome on Saturday, with leader Maurizio Landini announcing a general strike for November 20th. The demonstration drew over 100,000 people under the slogan "Work, peace, environment, welfare, Constitution." Opposition leaders Elly Schlein, Giuseppe Conte, Nicola Fratoianni, and Angelo Bonelli attended, calling for unity against the government. Landini demanded higher wages, a wealth tax, and rejected increased military spending, while Schlein urged Premier Giorgia Meloni to stop criminalizing dissent and proposed a temporary fuel price cap.


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