Theaters, wave of strikes and protests for salary increase
Unless there is a last-minute agreement, the La Scala staff are confirming their strike for October 20. The live show on October 27 will also be cancelled.
Italian live performance workers are protesting for a new national contract, which expired in 2021, and salary increases to match rising living costs. The Scala in Milan, Italy's most prestigious theatre, will stage a 24-hour strike on October 20, risking the premiere of Charles Gounod's Faust. Workers are demanding a 15% salary increase, but negotiations with the theatre's management have not yielded adequate results.
A general strike for theatre employees has been called for October 27, as workers seek to address nine years of frozen contracts and inflation that has reached 23%.
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