A Supposedly Lone Thing

A Grassroots Victory in the Golden Age of Bullies

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100

The Italian Antitrust ruling against educational publishing giants isn’t just a legal victory—it’s a global blueprint for how independent workers and unions can break the Golden Age of Bullies through collective action.

Attack on Giants: The Unions and the Titans of Culture

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:27:02 +0100

Why, even if we do our best organizing atypical workers, we may need the help of the Antitrust autorithies to maximize our bargaining power

About

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

In two sentences

A sporadic blog focusing on union strategies for freelancers and precarious workers.

Curated by Mattia Cavani, who has been part of the Board of Acta , the Italian Freelancers Union, since 2019 and currently serves as its President (2025–present).

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Across the globe, independent workers are finding new ways to organize, unionize, and reclaim their collective power. It is a vibrant, shifting landscape of experiments, setbacks, and brilliant innovations.

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Elsewhere

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Selected publications, research reports, and articles (mainly in Italian).

2025

Sfruttamento editoriale: il personale e il politico

With: Silvia Gola | Type: Web article | Where: Jacobin Italia

https://jacobinitalia.it/sfruttamento-editoriale-il-personale-e-il-politico/

Tramiti - a tale of Italian solidarity

With: Sara Todaro| Type: Journal article | Where: ATII Bulletin, 2025/03

https://www.atii.ie/bulletin/2025/ATII-bulletin-2025-03.pdf

Scioperare insegna a scioperare: in corteo con i librai Feltrinelli

Type: Web article | Where: Napoli Monitor

https://napolimonitor.it/scioperare-insegna-a-scioperare-in-corteo-con-i-librai-feltrinelli/

Uno sciopero universale

With: Silvia Gola, Veronica Lombardi | Type: Journal article | Where: Jacobin Italia, n. 26

A Supposedly Lone Thing

A Grassroots Victory in the Golden Age of Bullies

Attack on Giants: The Unions and the Titans of Culture

About

In two sentences

Why this blog?

Circulation

Newsletter

RSS Feed

Contact

Elsewhere

2025

Sfruttamento editoriale: il personale e il politico

Tramiti - a tale of Italian solidarity

Scioperare insegna a scioperare: in corteo con i librai Feltrinelli

Uno sciopero universale