Overview
- The Unione Sindacale di Base has called a nationwide general strike for Friday, October 30, affecting public and private sectors including schools, health services and port workers.
- The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport issued a precettazione on the advice of the Commissione di Garanzia that enforces a customary no‑strike 'franchigia' around All Saints and All Souls days.
- Major operators such as Trenitalia, Trenord and local public transit agencies say services will run regularly despite the strike order.
- USB says it will press limited transport actions by its delegates and accept possible sanctions while the wider strike continues in other sectors and demonstrations are planned in more than 50 cities.
- The precettazione can expose unions to fines and individual workers to loss of pay or disciplinary measures, and the Commissione di Garanzia is the body that monitors compliance with Italy's strike rules.