Italian Unions Strike Over Proposed Austerity Cuts

Italy’s proposed austerity measures prompted scores of trade union workers to take part in protests across the country on Tuesday, forcing flight, train, and bus cancellations.
|Updated:

<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/123927844.jpg" alt="Workers march in front of the ancient Colosseum as they take part in a demonstration organized by CGIL against the government's economic austerity measures, in central Rome, on September 6. (Andreas Solar/AFP/Getty Images)" title="Workers march in front of the ancient Colosseum as they take part in a demonstration organized by CGIL against the government's economic austerity measures, in central Rome, on September 6. (Andreas Solar/AFP/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1798227"/></a>
Workers march in front of the ancient Colosseum as they take part in a demonstration organized by CGIL against the government's economic austerity measures, in central Rome, on September 6. (Andreas Solar/AFP/Getty Images)
Alex Johnston
Alex Johnston
Author
Related Topics