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Strike! Strike! Strike! Strike!

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Since 2008, workers from warehouses
in the Italian Po-Valley are successfully
resisting.

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At the end of July, the struggle
spread to H&M.

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We are being exploited like animals.

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Our shift schedule is absurd. 

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Only one the day beforehand do we
know if and when we will work.

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And we are informed about the end
of the shift just one hour before.

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We've "mixed" part-time contracts, that
means they can deploy us as the want.

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Although we should work
30 hours a week

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at the end of the week
we reach 50 hours.

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- And today, this is an 
unlimited strike?

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- We are on an unlimited strike, and we
don't allow anyone through! Strike!

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Strike! Strike!

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The struggle spread from Stradella to the
nearby Casalpusterlegno where workers
blocket their warehouse on August 20.

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Folks, one after the other,
in groups of four, five

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they finally start
to come to us!

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Already the whole morning do we
hear the usual rubbish, one hundred times,

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in all companies: 
"Come on, we will sort it out..."

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- They never sorted
anything out!

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And now the workers
understand that, too.

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We should not be frightened,
they are not our enemies.

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They are workers like us.
They are proletarians like us.

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As their colleagues, they have
to find the courage to join up

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and demand what they are entitled to.
Not more, and not less.

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That is just the beginning. 
We should not be scared.

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Because you send an awesome message!
You send a message!

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You are great!

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Unity, Unity!

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Unity! Unity!

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In the whole of Italy they
are watching you at the moment!

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The Italians, who say that
the immigrants would steal their jobs

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when in fact Italians and migrants
are struggling here side by side.

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We came over here because over there
always money was missing in the pay packet.

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There are people who've worked here since
2011-12, for 4 different cooperatives.

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And we still don't have
an unlimited contract.

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They always leave us
on wage level 6.

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When we say they should
correct the wage slips

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they always say:
"Next month."

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- What has happened
this morning?

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Earlier on you were over there,
with those who did not strike.

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- We heard what
they said.

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They said that when they entered
all of them were hired.

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While we still
have not been hired..

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Over here! Over here!

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Applause for those
who came over to our side!

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That is basically
the reality in Italy:

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While the young windbags
think about all kinds of bullshit,

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and think that there
are no poor people

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here Italians and migrants
fight side by side

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in order to safe these
peoples asses and their future.

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As we are women/
we are not afraid./

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Out of love to our children,/
out of love to our children./

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As we are women/
we are not afraid./

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Out of love to our children,/
we defend the alliance./

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The alliance will grow./

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For us socialists/
for us socialists./

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The alliance will grow./

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We, the socialists/
want freedom./

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And freedom does not come,/
because there is no unity./

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Scabs with the boss,/
scabs with the boss,/

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and freedom does not come,/
because there is no unity./

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Scabs with the boss,/

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"The must all be killed!"/

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And the league will grow./

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For us socialists/
for us socialists./

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And the league will grow./

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For us socialists./
We want freedom./

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As we are women/
we are not afraid./

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We have a sharp tongue,/
we have a sharp tongue./

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Although we are women/
we are not afraid./

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We have a sharp tongue,/
and we can defend ourselves well./

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The league will grow,/
and us socialists,/

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and us socialists./

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And the league will grow./
And us socialists want freedom./

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And you high masters,/
being so proud,/

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give up your pride,/
give up your pride./

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And you high masters/
being so proud,/

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give up your pride,/
and open your purse!/

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And the league will grow,/
and us socialists./

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And the league will grow./

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I have a swolen heart!

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The union SI Cobas calls for boycott
actions in front of H&M shops until
the demands of the striking workers
are met.

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Footage: SI Cobas
Editing: labournet.tv