Italy: Economic Crisis and New Instability

Although formally the Prime Minister is the non-party Giuseppe Conte, in reality Matteo Salvini, leader of the far-right Lega and Minister of the Interior is widely recognized as the undisputed head of the government. He is trying to capitalize on the growing support for his party in opinion polls. His policies, including his attacks on […]
Judiciary Back the Bosses Again! Support the Ryanair Workers Right to Strike!

The injunction application by Ryanair and reasoning behind the judgement, which is provisional pending a full hearing, is bogus from start to finish. The strike action had the overwhelming support of the directly employed pilots who are members of the union. The fact that there is a significant cohort of pilots not yet organised into […]