Overview

• Unions of the base including USB, Cub and Sgb launched a nationwide stoppage in solidarity with Gaza and the Global Sumud Flotilla, covering transport, schools, logistics and ports.
• Rail traffic is limited to guaranteed windows 06:00–09:00 and 18:00–21:00, with Trenitalia, Italo and Trenord warning of cancellations and delays; CGIL, CISL and UIL did not join.
• City transit guarantees vary: Rome’s Atac runs only to 8:29 and 17:00–20:00, Milan’s ATM to 8:45 then 15:00–18:00, with services at risk outside those times.
• Dozens of demonstrations are underway and port pickets are slowing operations, including reported blockages at Livorno and actions at gates in Genoa, with events across at least 60–80 cities.
• Early impact is uneven—some metros running in Rome and Milan, regional train disruptions reported—while Transport Minister Matteo Salvini cites limited adherence versus union claims of mass participation, and an air-sector strike is set for 26 September.