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Samuele Lodi replaces Michele De Palma, who joined the national secretariat of the CGIL on 14 September.
Samuele Lodi is the new general secretary of Fiom-Cgil. He was elected with 98.74% of the votes by the general assembly of the Fiom national central committee, replacing Michele De Palma who joined the national secretariat of the CGIL on 14 September.
Born in Cento, in the province of Ferrara, born in 1970, member of the CGIL metalworkers union since his first job in a metalworking company in 1989. He was general secretary of Fiom Emilia Romagna, and national coordinator for the Fincantieri group. In 2023 he joined the Fiom national secretariat with responsibility for the mobility sector (automotive, naval engineering and railways).

Interior Minister Piantedosi coordinated a summit to manage public order in view of the general strike on 30 October. The unions, including USB, protest against the high cost of living, military spending and the policies of the Meloni government.

The secretary of the CGIL Christian Ferrari criticizes the fiscal measure, highlighting a disparity between self-employed workers and employees. According to estimates, professionals with high incomes will pay less Irpef than employees with lower incomes.

The basic trade union union (USB) has called a general strike for October 30 in over 50 Italian cities against the high cost of living and military spending. Public transport is excluded from the protest following a government injunction.

According to a dossier from the Flc Cgil, between 2022 and 2027 each school worker will lose over 20 thousand euros in purchasing power. Italy is last in Europe for spending on education and teachers are among the lowest paid.

General strike proclaimed by the USB in Italy against the high cost of living, the war economy and government policies, with demonstrations in over 50 cities and possible disruption in schools, transport, healthcare and offices.

The train and public transport strike scheduled for October 30th was canceled and postponed following an injunction from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.