“If this referendum reaches the quorum, it means that there is a majority that tells the government and Parliament that it is time to change.” This was said by the Secretary General of the CGIL, Maurizio Landinitoday in Cosenza by participating in a meeting on the referendum and on the precariousness organized in a hall of the Sant’Aniello parish of Cosenza. Landini explained the reasons for why it is necessary on June 8th and 9th go to vote for the referendum. “The fixed -term contracts – added Landini – must be the exception not the rule. Many think that going to vote is no use. We must trigger the right motivation in those people who don’t want to vote. The referendum is not a political vote. But it serves to delete balords laws. We also go to vote for those people who have no rights ».
The appeal of the Bishop
“As Landini said- added the archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano Monsignor Checchiaglanto- the work returns freedom. Work for a Christian is the possibility of being himself. You don’t save yourself. We cannot and we must not use the adverb “now” because we have been given a chance to go and change things “. At the beginning of the meeting there were some interventions including that of a university student who spoke of the fears of the undergraduates thinking of the future perspectives and a representative of the Council Interculture of the Municipality of Cosenza who explained what people of foreign origins, born in Italy, cannot do because they do not have Italian citizenship. From here – he said – the importance of voting “yes” to the referendums and in particular to the question number 5