Statuto dei lavoratori e questione ambientale: dall’autunno caldo ai c.d. global climate strikes

The article reinterprets some provisions of the so-called “Workers’ Statute” in the light of the incremental extension of trade union action on environmental law policies that apparently fall outside the selective goal of protecting workers’ collective interest to the quality and healthiness of work environment. Through the historical analysis of the relationship between trade unionism, industry and the environmental issue, the article contributes to highlight how the trade-off between labour and the environment is socially and legally constructed. The article concludes that the contribution of the collective autonomy in deconstructing the alternative between labour and the environment should be selected and promoted also at a normative level.