Intermittent service for buses and trams, line 1 of the subway halted, while the central, Mergellina, and Montesanto funiculars remain open. This is the situation reported by the Naples mobility company in relation to the 4-hour strike announced for this morning by Cgil and Uil, in the time slot from 9 am to 1 pm. The repercussions for users are severe, including those of lines managed by Eav, such as the Circumvesuviana, the Cumana, and the Circumflegrea. The regional railway transport will operate regularly but will stop tomorrow for eight hours, from 9 am to 5 pm.
"What we are witnessing, first in Florence, then in Suviana, yesterday in Cancello Arnone, is a real massacre at workplaces and we cannot remain silent," said Giovanni Sgambati, general secretary of the Uil of Naples and Campania, this morning at the rally in Piazza Plebiscito, in Naples, for the strike called together with the Cgil "The proposals we have made on workplace safety to the government," Sgambati recalled, "are clear, death at work is homicide, a special prosecutor's office is needed, to curb subcontracting and increase controls and inspectors. Moreover, we are also in the square for a fairer tax reform that looks after the interests of workers and citizens, as well as we would like serious answers on health care."
"Enough is enough, the government must act, we need to stop subcontracting, cascade works and guarantee workers throughout the entire supply chain in the same way." This was stated by the general secretary of the Cgil Naples and Campania, Nicola Ricci, speaking at the rally promoted by Cgil and UIL for today's general strike. "What has happened in these hours with the Suviana explosion tragedy and the death of a worker yesterday at Cancello Arnone is dramatic and testifies to the precarious conditions in which many workers find themselves. A new legislation on safety is necessary."
"The government," according to Ricci, "must move from words to deeds. Yesterday's meeting did not satisfy us. Talking about postponing decisions that should be made as soon as possible. The points-based license cannot become a credit-based license, human lives cannot be traded. Training, prevention, and intervention on cascade contracts are necessary."