... but to (mis) quote Yoda, living in Indonesia does not an expert on Italian labour relations make!
Point taken about the Guardian... and yes you're right generally UK media is fairly accurate while Italian media, er, isn't. However I'm not sure about what the article you mention referred to exactly... most likely the scenario was CGIL CISL or UIL representatives being booed off stage by ANPAC or UP pilots. Taken out of context that would seem to support the view that this is all somehow the unions' fault.
The fact remains that there is more than meets the eye in this affair... in my opinion right now it is more of an experiment in union-busting conducted by our government than anything else.
And while I'm no fan of unions (I see them more as a necessary evil), I stand with the AZ pilots on this one.
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