The first Black Friday of 2025 for a
rail and local transport strike has kicked off across Italy.
However, early on Friday, no disruption to local transport was
recorded in Milan, Rome or Bologna.
The strike, which could also affect a number of schools, has
been called by grassroots unions.
'Autonomous' union workers are walking off the job from nine pm
Thursday to the same time Friday in a protest against pay and
conditions that is expected to affect rail maintenance while
extensive work is being carried out on rail infrastructures
across Italy.
Air transport in Milan, Venice and Pisa could be affected.
Teachers and janitors adhering to the Csle union are also due to
the strike on Friday.
2024 was a record year for such strikes with 622 stoppages, many
of them transport strikes on Fridays.
Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini has issued
several back to work orders to limit the duration of strike
action.
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