Italy is heading into one of its most strike-intensive weeks of the year, according to a detailed calendar published by state broadcaster RAI. Nationwide rail staff within the Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) group will walk out from 21:00 on Thursday 23 July until 21:00 on Friday 24 July, while local public-transport workers in cities such as Florence, Genoa and Bari have staggered 4- to 8-hour stoppages beginning today, 20 July. Air transport will again be in the firing line tomorrow, 21 July, when easyJet crews down tools for 24 hours. Parallel actions hit logistics handlers Alha and MLE-BCube at Milan-Malpensa and ground-staff contractors at Lamezia Terme, Naples, Olbia and Alghero. Maritime operator Grandi Navi Veloci will halt services for 24 hours from noon on 22 July, affecting freight and foot-passenger links between mainland ports and Sardinia or Sicily. For global-mobility managers the clustering is problematic because it spans every major transport mode. Although Italian law obliges operators to run minimum services during commuter-peak windows, those protections do not extend to high-speed rail after 21:00 or to overnight ferry crossings. Relocation cases scheduled for household-goods movement or immigration appointments may therefore need last-minute rescheduling. Unions point to unresolved contract negotiations and staffing shortages exacerbated by record summer passenger volumes. Employers are advised to issue travel alerts, encourage flexible working or virtual meetings for the affected period, and remind travellers that rail and ferry tickets can usually be re-routed without penalty when strikes are officially announced. Monitoring the Transport Ministry’s scioperi.mit.gov.it portal remains the quickest way to see late additions or cancellations.
Source: Rai News
