We Said “We Will Block Everything” and We Did: Inside Italy’s Strike for Gaza
We Said “We Will Block Everything” and We Did: Inside Italy’s Strike for Gaza

We Said “We Will Block Everything” and We Did: Inside Italy’s Strike for Gaza

We Said “We Will Block Everything” and We Did: Inside Italy’s Strike for Gaza
We Said “We Will Block Everything” and We Did: Inside Italy’s Strike for Gaza
This is common in Italy. A minor part of the workforce is part of a union (our unions are different from what an American might be used to, btw), mainly because membership has a cost (usually ~1% of your wages), and because many are afraid of what employers may think when they find out.
Non-members still regularly join strikes and protests when they care about the subjects.
American unions are also paid through wages. Maybe a bit less than a full 1% though.
Unfortunately if you are a non-union worker and you strike you can and will be fired
Yeah my comment about them being different wasn't pointing to being paid as a difference, sorry.