Italian journalists on strike today, union issues official statement | OneFootball

Today, November 28, 2025, the website update will not be regular. The reason is simple and, at the same time, crucial: Italian journalists have declared a national strike.

Today's strike by Italian journalists, the union statement

A strike that does not arise from category claims, but from an issue that concerns the future of information and, with it, the quality of democracy.

A crisis that has lasted for a decade

The national journalists' contract has expired for ten years. During this long period, the sector has not seen adequate investments from publishers adhering to Fieg, despite the substantial public resources received.

The consequences are evident: reduced newsrooms, compressed salaries, continuous states of crisis, layoffs, early retirements, contractual block.

A journalist, describing the situation, states: “Our newsrooms have thinned out, while the demand to produce content has increased. It is no longer sustainable.”

The result is a drastic weakening of information pluralism and, consequently, of citizens' right to access accurate and verified news.

An unsustainable model that penalizes the youngest

While the number of employees has decreased, the use of external and precarious collaborators has grown exponentially.

Paid a few euros per piece, without protections, without prospects, these professionals now support a substantial part of the information production.

“We cannot continue with a system that exploits those entering the profession,” says a young collaborator. “There is no future this way.”

The loss of purchasing power and an unacceptable proposal

According to Istat, in ten years inflation has eroded almost 20% of journalists' salary purchasing power. For this reason, the category is asking for an adjustment in line with what is recognized in other sectors.

The publishers have responded with an increase deemed insufficient and with the request to further reduce the salaries of new hires, worsening an already deep generational divide.

“You cannot ask those starting today to accept lower wages than those of ten years ago,” declare the union representatives.

A battle for the quality of information

The protest is not a corporate defense. It concerns the independence of information, which cannot rely on professionals who are economically blackmailed or forced to work in conditions of extreme precariousness.

The sector needs a new contract that:

protects existing rights,

integrates new digital skills,

regulates the use of Artificial Intelligence,

ensures fair compensation for content intended for the web.

As a reporter explains: “We do not oppose innovation. We only ask that innovation be accompanied by clear rules and real investments.”

Looking to the future, not cutting the present

Publishers must choose whether to continue reducing the workforce or truly invest in technology, skills, and young professionals.

If Fieg believes in the value of professional information, it must demonstrate it by allocating resources to renew a sector that cannot depend on underpaid intellectual labor.

Article 21 of the Constitution protects the citizens' right to be informed.

To guarantee this right, journalists capable of working with dignity, independence, and professionalism are needed.

Today the strike makes the website update irregular.

Tomorrow, investing in free and qualified information can make us a more aware and stronger country.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.