We are all Abd Elsalam!
I tell you something about the Italian government:
When Giulio Regeni was killed in Egypt
we were the first to go onto the street
and demand the truth for Giulio Regeni.
Now we demand solidarity for our comrade who was killed
when he fought for his rights.
He was killed by SEAM and GLS.
GLS are murderers.
He was killed while he fought on our side.
He had a microphone in his hand!
He fought for the rights of 13 workers
who had been sacked by SEAM (GLS subcontractor).
The company SEAM belongs to the mafia.
GLS - mafia! GLS - mafia!
Murderer!
Today, we are here about 3,000, 4,000 people.
A huge group from SI Cobas, a huge group from USB.
There are no colors or badges, all of them are comrades, workers.
You have to march together,
accuse the employer of murder
and attack the institutions for their complicity
while those have already denied any responsibility.
We will continue. The rememberance of Abd Elsalam does not end today.
GLS - mafia!
What happened is serious. That's why we are here.
It is a kick in the face of the whole union movement.
Fortunately, this time the answer got beyond the level of indignation.
Because with indignation alone we accomplish nothing.
It was an answer of rage and, above all, of struggle.
Already the day after, the rank and file came up with the demand to go on strike.
The SAME went on strike the same day, and later many other factories.
What happened is terrible and it calls for revenge.
The answer is militant and not mere indignation and letters of solidarity
as it often happens. Today, a worker died at ILVA,
through a work accident!
We have to overcome the phase of indignation
and build up what we try to build up here.
Murderer! Revenge!
Piacenza was one of the places where it started.
Where we have won through wildcat strikes which blocked
the flow of commodities in these big warehouses and hubs for nights.
We won things that others elsewhere have not even dreamt of.
100 percent compliance with the contract, paid holiday, sickpay,
payment after accidents, coupons for restaurants.
And countless improvements in comparison to the national agreement.
I think we should built up strength from these demonstrations
so we can continue on this road, for a struggle that accomplishes
dignified conditions and jobs.
And which sets solid standards for the dignity of work and workers.
We are all Abd Elsalam!
What happened in Piacenza represents the whole world of labor,
what happens in logistics that currently resists,
with all dramatic results of violence and overpowering.
The death of Abd Elsalam is for us the beginning of a new phase.
They have killed Abd Elsalam who is a human being and who walks with us today.
Because there is just one struggle. The struggle is unique. We know that.
We know who made the decision about the death.
Engl. subtitles: labournet.tv