Teachers, school workers to take to streets over budget cuts on Nov 11

Unions for teachers and school workers plan a protest on November 11 against job cuts in the government's 2027 budget. The budget proposes a reduction of nearly 5,000 teaching positions and about 2,000 non-teaching staff due to declining birth rates and fewer students. Unions argue that maintaining current staffing levels is essential for improving education quality. Recent protests by youth in Italy highlighted issues of under-investment in education. The CGIL union will not participate in this protest due to involvement in a general strike on November 20.