Portal:Current events/2002 March 23

March 23, 2002 (Saturday)

Two million to three million trade union members rally in Rome in protest both of labor legislation filed by Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi and of the assassination of Marco Biagi, an advisor to the Labor Minister, by the re-formed Red Brigades.^[1] Labor leaders threaten a general strike if the legislation is passed.^[2]

^ "News". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Philip Willan. "Italian unions call historic strike". the Guardian. Retrieved 30 December 2015.