The unions, movements, associations, which together called for all the public demonstrations against the school reform, participated in the meeting with Minister Giannini organized within the Festa dell'Unità of the Democratic Party with the theme “School in celebration”, with the intention of being able to intervene to represent the critical issues of law 107, the so-called “Buona Scuola.”
Unfortunately, this was not possible.
It has been said that democracy has failed, but we ask:
-Is it democratic for the government to have violated popular sovereignty by proceeding imperiously through a sealed bill, placing a vote of confidence and using the instrument of blank delegations?
-Is it democratic to prevent debate and free discussion on a law on which the future of the country will depend, as has happened in the last year?
-Is it democratic to ignore the requests to be listened to by those who work and live in schools on a daily basis?
– Is it democratic to structure schools in a conflictual and competitive way, thus creating series A and series B institutions?
-Is it democratic to have evaded the requests for dialogue and consultation coming from the Trade Unions and to have ignored the largest strike in the history of schools such as that of May 5, 2015?
At this point, although we regret the lack of confrontation, we must deduce that the anger and disappointment expressed through the shouts were the painful voice of a democracy violated by months of not being listened to and not having dialogue.
FLC CGIL – CISL SCHOOL – UIL SCHOOL – SNALS-CONFSAL – GILDA-UNAMS
STUDENTS NETWORK – STUDENTS UNION – ANPI Provincial Ferrara –
Committee in support of the LIP (Popular Initiative Law for a Good School for the
Repubblica) Ferrara – MCE Ferrara – PROTEO FareSapere Ferrara –
Ferrara, September 18, 2015
