Mario Giordano does not take steps backwards, even on May 1st. In the episode of Fuori dal coro, the Wednesday evening talk show on Rete4, which airs on the day of the holiday, the host and journalist lashes out against the distortions of the world of work, bringing up the case of Mirafiori in particular: “It’s the May 1st and I feel out of the box because I can’t stand the rhetoric about Labor Day anymore. And then, this year too, after all the words and despite everything, Labor Day ends as always with a blow to the workers.” And while Giordano is speaking, the famous scene of Alberto Sordi addressing some farmers with a rude gesture in the scene from the film ‘I vitelloni’ is broadcast.
“It ends like this because today – continues Giordano in his editorial which opens the broadcast – the workers are celebrating but tomorrow they will remain outside the factory. Tomorrow and for the entire month of May, Mirafiori, the historic plant, was once the largest car factory in Europe, will remain closed, well the bodywork department will remain closed for the whole of May and then maybe who knows. This is because the former Fiat, the Agnelli heirs, are demobilizing this historic plant. But the surprising thing is that Mirafiori will remain closed in May comes together with the news that the CEO of the former Fiat, i.e. the one who decided to close the plant, will earn 36.5 million euros this year. That is, 100 thousand euros for every day that the good Lord sends him to earth.” The reference is to the salary increase for the CEO of Stellantis, Carlos Tavares.
