Stefano Puzzer interviewed by “Quarta Repubblica”
From cranes to prime time interviews: media phenomenology by Stefano "Ciccio" Puzzer
Who is Stefano Puzzer, former leader of the Trieste Port Workers Coordination and today at the head of the "October 15 Coordination"?
The protest against the obligation of the Green Pass in the workplace has made familiar the features and the speech - with a strong Friulian inflection - of the 45-year-old crane operator Inter fan who has begun to harangue the crowds, to outsource on all the news and to convene demonstrations and ministers with the same ease.
The leader of the No Green Pass Puzzer: "Patuanelli in Trieste on Saturday, we also want Hope"
A popularity certainly unexpected, but not illogical for a long-time trade unionist. In service since 1994 at the port of Trieste, "Ciccio" (as his friends call him) he has several battles for workers' rights behind him. Among these, the 2015 one undoubtedly stands out, when Puzzer blocked the airport by mobilizing all the approximately 220 union members. That show of strength ended with a true masterpiece, namely the acceptance by the Port Authority of the full text of theAnnex VIII of the 1947 Treaty of Paris, which guarantees the priority to Trieste workers in hiring at the city port.
A champion shot, even if today someone points out a certain inconsistency between the localist demands (which, moreover, were at the basis of the birth of the CLPT) and the demanding label of "Patriot leader" that someone has stuck to him for determination in protest against an obligation that is experienced as dictatorial.
It is not known what Puzzer's political orientation is, but an element of objective contradiction seems to lie in the fact that the ardent protester of the Green Pass claims to be "Vaccinated by conviction", even if on its social networks it is not difficult to come across clearly no vax content.
On the other hand, it is a fundamental gift of a trade unionist to be able to interpret the unease that winds among the workers and which, in this specific case, is the result of a truly heterogeneous mix: I am certainly not alone. right-wing extremists to protest against the Green Pass, even if the events in Rome have highlighted its cumbersome presence, but a complex set of skepticisms and various disappointments.
Married with Matia, who supports the battle against the decisions of the Government, and father of a child, the "Revolutionary dreamer" (that's how he defines himself) brought his yellow overalls into the homes of Italians and with strong images. Give her tears during the eviction of the sit-in to the most energetic fire hydrants which was also discussed in Parliament, with strong criticism of the minister Lamorgese, has built a barricadera image that refers to the most glorious times of workers' claims.
A path of rapid ascent, but not immune to stumbling. It was quite sensational the break between "Ciccio" and the port of Trieste, who did not forgive him a certain vagueness in the hottest phase of the struggle. Puzzer had in fact declared victory somewhat hastily, having obtained a meeting in Parliament, and the fact that he added "Tomorrow we go back to work" he had literally infuriated his colleagues. Forced to backtrack quickly with the decision to extend the protest, however, he angered the other leaders of the movement, who did not like his flight forward. Despite having declassified the episode a "A communicative oversight", Puzzer was forced to step back, leaving the role of spokesperson. At least that of the dockers, because shortly after he took over the leadership of the Coordination 15 October, which aims to extend the mobilization to other cities and other professional categories.
An evolution that is not very welcome to the CLPT, which with a dry statement called itself out of the project, in fact unveiling a clear and perhaps definitive split in the protest. It would have been difficult to predict just a few hours earlier, when Puzzer scornfully rejected the proposal free swabs for dockers, stating that he is unwilling to leave even "a single brother" at home.
Yet the battle continues and, if autumn continues to be hot as everyone predicts, certainly Stefano “Ciccio” Puzzer will inevitably be a protagonist.
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