His union commitment with the CGIL (Italian General Confederation of Labour) in defense of entertainment workers. Antioco Usala lived a generous life, dying at the age of 75. He was born in Orani but lived in Cagliari. He worked as a proofreader at Tuttoquotidiano.
Within the newspaper, he actively participated, along with the editors, in the self-management process, which ended in 1978. Since 1976, he has been managing the Federation of Printing and Paper Workers of the CGIL (Italian General Confederation of Labour) in Cagliari. In 1981, he was entrusted with the Federation of Information and Entertainment (Filis-CGIL), of which he served as general secretary until 1996, the year in which, following its merger with the telephone and postal workers, the Communications Workers Union was formed, which he led for several years.
Numerous struggles in defense of labor, strikes, and demonstrations. Passionate about theater, he has been involved in this field since the early 1970s.
He's on stage with Marat-Sade, directed by Pierfranco Zappareddu, and with other productions by the Medas brothers. Antioco Usala was also one of the leaders of the Cada Die Teatro company, along with the historic group led by Giancarlo Biffi. And Biffi bid him farewell with this: "Oh oh... Antioco, my friend, my dear comrade, you played a great joke on us! You left too far, too soon, damn it! You promised me you'd come to the festival, and now? Now, you won't be there... We still had so much to do together, but you... Have a good flight, my brother. I love you!"
