«I do not accept a 24-hour blockade on public transport because it would be chaos. If they apply common sense I will not intervene, but if they think about stopping the whole of Italy for 24 hours I will not allow them and I will do everything that the law allows me to do”, including an injunction. The statement was made by the Minister of Infrastructure, Matteo Salvini, when speaking about the popular unions’ strike on Monday, November 27, on the sidelines of a conference. To the journalist who asked him if he could also lead to an injunction, as happened on November 17th, the minister gave his assent.
«The right to strike is sacrosanct, not because I say so, but because it is provided for in the Constitution and I don’t want to touch it, but so is the right to mobility. A ministry technician told me “I minister some things have never been done” but there is always a first time. If things have never been done and the law is on your side, there is always a first time.” Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said this on the stage of the ongoing Coldiretti forum in Rome, speaking about the controversy arising in these hours because of the strike called by the basic transport unions for Monday, the 27th.
Source: IL Tempo
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