«My name is Roger Waters and I am a musician». Thus begins the video published on Instagram by Waters to thank the USB, the Italian Basic Trade Union Union which has called for a general strike for November 28th “against the war budget and the Meloni government”, accompanied by the mottos “Free Palestine” and “break with Israel”. From 2pm on Saturday 29 November a national demonstration will be held in Rome.
«We want at least 2000 euros as basic pay for everyone: no more starvation wages. We want to bring the retirement age back to 62. We want frozen prices of essential goods and taxes on banks' extra profits. Let's say no to rearmament, yes to public housing and public health. It's time to say enough! Let's stop the Meloni government's war budget! We will block everything once again!”, reads a USB statement.
After the adhesions of Francesca Albanese, United Nations rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Thiago Avila and Greta Thunberg, who will be in Genoa on the 28th and in Rome on the 29th, Waters' support arrived.
«Thank you brothers», says the musician. «We hope that this is part of a worldwide general strike in support of our brothers and sisters in Palestine to stop the genocide by the State of Israel. Thank you, UBS. November 28 will be the first in a series of general strikes around the world until the day we stand together for peace and bring freedom and equal human rights to all our brothers and sisters from the River Jordan to the sea.” And finally, in Italian: «Thank you very much».
