ABRUZZO. “Let’s build together a Europe of peace, work and social justice”. It is the slogan chosen by CGIL, CISL and UIL to celebrate May Day again this year. Various initiatives are planned both in Abruzzo and Molise, which are added to those organized at national level, starting from the event that will be held in Monfalcone, in the province of Gorizia, with the participation of the general secretaries of CGIL, CISL and UIL, Maurizio Landini, Luigi Sbarra and Pierpaolo Bombardieri, and from the classic Concertone del Primo Maggio in Rome.
In particular, in the province of Teramo, the departure of the traditional and historic procession which will end in Piazza della Libertà with the interventions of delegates and trade union delegates and with the conclusions entrusted to Maria Grazia Gabrielli, CGIL national secretary.
In the province of L’Aquila, the workers’ day will be divided into three initiatives aimed at spreading the “Caravan of rights” throughout the entire provincial territory. In the capital, starting from 8.30 am, a Flash Mob is scheduled in Piazzale Fonte Cerreto to denounce (ironically from 1st May) the impossibility of using the Gran Sasso cable car, with what may result in terms of loss of employment and wages as well as the compromise of the tourism system present in the Abruzzo Apennines. In Luco dei Marsi, in Piazza Umberto I, the traditional celebration of workers is scheduled for 10.30am, with an eye towards the peasant struggles for emancipation and redemption which are still relevant today and provide us with an example to imagine the future. The initiatives of the province of L’Aquila will end in Sulmona, at 5.00 pm, in Piazza XX Settembre, to explore issues such as the impoverishment of the industrial fabric, depopulation, the lack of services and environmental aggression.
In the province of Chieti, for the first time, there is a joint initiative between Cgil Chieti and Cgil Molise which will be held at 9.30 am in San Salvo Marina at the sports hall, aimed at a comparison between the two border realities and their respective Institutional representatives regarding the need to create a perspective of growth, employment and health protection.
Finally in the province of Pescara, in addition to the traditional appointment at 10.00, at the Provincial Palace with the award ceremony of the Ideal Worker 2024 paying homage to those who have particularly distinguished themselves in the workplace, it is worth mentioning, in Manoppello, at 10.00, in Corso Santarelli, a procession of workers and citizens which will end with the laying of a wreath in honor of those killed at work.
“A mix of important initiatives aimed at remembering and underlining the importance of the work on which our Constitution is based”, comments the CGIL Abruzzo Molise.
