Poetto di Cagliari in a lockdown version, but Covid has nothing to do with it this time: the bars by the sea are closed in protest, in conjunction with the national demonstration in Rome against the ban on bathing concessions.
"Today we close against the expropriation of our activities", reads a poster in front of the Palmette, one of the most popular kiosks in the Poetto. Many are the managers of the little bars who are participating in the demonstration in Piazza Santi Apostoli.
From 2024 the bathing concessions will be banned - these are the reasons for the mobilization - and the new rules do not give certainty for the future of the activities.
"We are with them - two regular customers explain on the beach - because this situation risks taking away the work of all the dealers who in recent years have invested tens of thousands of euros. Without a bar and without services, Poetto is sadder. And today there are also fewer people than usual ".
It is the first strike in the history of Cagliari bars: 17 kiosk owners who have decided to protest all together.
There is also the risk that government decisions may now drive up the prices of services: from aperitifs to sun loungers. There is also a phantom compensation, which disappeared during the negotiation. "A good part of politics seems deaf - says Alessandro Murgia of Emerson from Rome - especially after what we have endured in recent years. We have also created a job for fifty years. I have been doing it for 35 years: we cannot change jobs overnight. the government must protect these activities. "
Luciano Spiga dell'Oasi adds to the dose: "There are thousands of us in Rome - he explains - also many people from Sassarese, Oristano, Alghero. It is an excellent sign: on a beautiful day like this we would have worked hard. And instead we are here in fight: it is right that those who attend seaside activities know what is happening ".
(Unioneonline / vl)
