Truckers say may strike in 'hot autumn'

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 8 - Italy's truckers said Tuesday they may go on strike in another 'hot autumn' of labour unrest due to government policies.
    "The hot autumn of Italian road haulage has officially begun", said the Unatras group, which represents almost the entire category.
    It said it calls "loudly on the Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini to clarify what the government's real intentions are, on the very delicate issue of excise duties on diesel fuel for motor vehicles".
    In a note, the associations reiterate their opposition "to measures that penalize a category already burdened by unsustainable management costs" and announce "the convening of the executive bodies to take the consequent resolutions to protect the sector, not excluding the proclamation of a general stoppage of services". (ANSA).