“There were those who have chosen not to discuss, not to compare and help people not vote. This was not a vote against the government but against balords laws. Our goal was not political ». So the Secretary General of the CGIL, Maurizio Landiniduring the press conference held today at the Frentani Congress Center. At the center of the discussion, the outcome of the referendums at work and the political dynamics that accompanied them. “A certain politicalization of the referendum did not allow to discuss content,” Landini made his debut, pointing the finger at some representatives of the government that “questioned the questions did not know the contents and at the same time asked not to go to vote”. A behavior called “a serious element of responsibility”, because it would not be an attack on the union, but of a weakening of democratic tools.
The leader of the CGIL then has The government’s choice not to merge the referendum with the first round of the municipal elections criticized stronglyunderlining the avoidable costs and the lower participation caused by this decision. «Yes, democracy costs. Should I worry that to reduce the costs you don’t have to vote? », Landini put on, remembering that The union had formally asked to unify consultations. A significant passage was dedicated to the turnout: «There is a third of this country, between 14 and 15 million people who votedwho thinks that precise answers are needed on the themes of the referendum and asks to change ».
According to Landini, the referendum campaign has made it possible to report “the theme of work and workers” at the center “, and from here, he claims, it is necessary to start again.
The answer to those who hypothesize a step back after the result of the vote is also clear: “Leave the union? I don’t even think about it “. Landini then clarified that he had not yet had contacts with opposition leaders, such as Elly Schlein or Giuseppe Contebut he reiterated the availability for comparison: “We are ready to deal with anyone.” Finally, he kept to clarify that “the vote is not against the government or a party, but to change the lawsuit made by this government or by other past”. A strong message, that of the CGIL secretary, who wants to relaunch the union as a central actor in the democratic debate and in the defense of workers’ rights.