Overview

• Multiple unions including USB, CUB and COBAS launched a 24-hour walkout at 9 PM on June 19 to demand higher wages and policy changes.
• Rail services face full stoppages outside guaranteed windows of 6–9 AM and 6–9 PM, triggering widespread cancellations of Frecce, Intercity and regional trains with full refunds.
• ENAC-protected flight corridors between 7–10 AM and 6–9 PM kept some air routes running even as Ita Airways cancelled 34 domestic and international flights and urged passengers to reconfirm bookings.
• Local transport authorities set city-specific schedules, with Milan’s ATM suspending metros, buses and trams from 8:45 AM to 3 PM and after 6 PM and Rome’s ATAC operating only during statutory morning and evening windows.
• Unions framed the protest as opposition to government military spending and labor law reforms after similar strikes in May, warning of further unrest over inflation and working conditions.