In the middle of the holiday season, Italian unions have today called for strikes across the transport sector. This will affect public transport in cities such as Milan, Venice, Rome or Bologna as well as railways, taxis, ships and motorways.
However, a spokesman for the transport union Filt Cgil said that important connections are guaranteed. In his opinion, the big chaos will not happen. Travelers would have to worry about „no big problems,“ spokesman Guido Barcucci said.
Air traffic is on strike Friday
Striking is happening in different cities at different times. In local traffic, for example, four hours. At the train to be affected from 9:00 to 17:00 clock mainly regional trains. High speed trains should not fail. The motorway operator Autostrade per l’Italia said some toll booths could be closed. But the automatic cash registers are open.
For ships, the „essential links“ are secured, says the union Filt Cgil. On Friday, the unions want to strike air traffic between 10.00 and 14.00 clock. Under the slogan „Let’s get the country moving again“, unions from the government in Rome are calling, inter alia, for measures to improve transport infrastructure and a clear set of rules to prevent „unfair competition“.
Train traffic collapsed after acts of sabotage
Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli called for the „sense of responsibility“ of the unions with regard to the „delicate period“ of the summer travel wave. Travelers in Italy have just been in chaos. Yesterday, train traffic from north to south collapsed after a fire. Blame was a fire on the important high-speed line between Florence and Rome. Tens of thousands of travelers were stranded at train stations. The government assumes a sabotage act.
