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Italy’s November 7 Transport Strikes Set to Disrupt Transit in Key Cities and Lombardy Highways

Official timetables detail stoppage windows, reflecting union pressure over privatization and pay.

Overview

  • In Milan, Al Cobas has called a 24‑hour action across the ATM network, with the operator warning service may not be guaranteed from 8:45 to 15:00 and from 18:00 to end of service.
  • Autostrade per l’Italia’s II° Tronco Milano staff will stop in three shifts (02:00–06:00, 10:00–14:00, 18:00–22:00), affecting toll and network operations across provinces including Milan, Bergamo, Como, Brescia, Varese and Lodi, and routes such as A1 Milan–Parma, A4 MilanBrescia, A8 MilanVarese and A9 Lainate–Chiasso.
  • In Lazio, a 24‑hour strike by Coopservice personnel contracted to Trenitalia is expected to reduce cleaning and station upkeep without delaying trains, with participation from Uiltrasporti, Ugl Ferrovieri, Salpas Orsa and Slm Fast Confsal.
  • Local stoppages include AMAT Palermo in two blocks (08:30–17:30 and 20:30 to close), ATM Messina from 16:00 to 20:00, and CSC Mobilità in Latina in three windows from start of service to 06:30, 09:30–13:30 and from 16:30 onward.
  • Unions cite opposition to liberalization and the Milano Next project, demands to re‑internalize outsourced services, conversion of part‑time roles to full‑time and a €150 net pay rise, with further protests scheduled through November including a national general strike on November 28.