Overview

• CGIL and USB are proceeding with the Oct. 3 general strike in solidarity with Gaza and the Global Sumud Flotilla and say they have appealed the watchdog’s illegitimacy ruling on the lack of 10‑day notice.
• A separate S.I. Cobas walkout, announced on Sept. 18, runs from 9:00 p.m. on Oct. 2 to 8:59 p.m. on Oct. 3, affecting FS Group staff and services at Trenitalia, Trenord and Trenitalia Tper.
• Rail and local transport operate only in legally guaranteed windows, while a national rail traffic‑tracking fault limits real‑time updates and protests have blocked lines in Florence, Bologna and on the Brenner route with damage reported at Turin’s OGR.
• Port access was blocked this morning at Livorno’s north gates, stopping commercial traffic and causing long queues of heavy vehicles, according to local authorities.
• Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini warned of sanctions and possible orders as political tensions sharpened over the Friday timing, and consular visits to about 40 Italians detained from the flotilla were expected to begin in Israel today.