Overview
- The twin May Day concerts in Rome and Taranto, held Friday, turned into mass forums on “dignified work” with performances and on-stage appeals carried live nationwide.
- In Marghera the three main unions rallied together, as CGIL leader Maurizio Landini said the new decree leaves wages untouched while CISL and UIL called it a step forward.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni defended the measure, saying public money should go only to employers who respect workers, and the government estimated 110,700 additional stable contracts from the new incentives.
- Taranto’s Uno Maggio linked its stage to the Global Sumud Flotilla after Israeli forces boarded 22 boats south of Crete, with a journalist describing the escape and organizers reporting many activists held by Greek authorities.
- Taranto also read the names of workers who died at the ex‑Ilva steel plant as a widow’s testimony drew applause, highlighting the daily tradeoff many families face between a paycheck and their health.