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Disturbances are coming for transport in cities today, Monday 6 May, due to the 24-hour strike called by the grassroots unions USB, Cobas and Cub. The protest is articulated at a territorial level but the guarantee zones will be safeguarded.
Rome
In Rome buses and metro will be regular from the start of the service until 8.30 am and from 5 pm to 8 pm. According to the press office of Rome mobility services, Metro A is closed, Metro B/B1 continues its service, Metro C is regular. The Termini-Centocelle line continues its service. Bus, trolleybus and tram service: possible reductions in routes and/or suspension of lines, until 5pm.
Milan
In Milan the strike could have consequences on the lines from 8.45am to 3pm and after 6pm, until the end of the service. However, the time slots until 8.45am and from 3pm to 6pm are guaranteed. According to the indications provided by the Milanese transport company, the ATM, the M1, M3 and M5 metro lines remain open. However, the M4 and the M2 Cologno-Gobba, Gessate-Gobba and Famagosta-Assago sections are closed. Trams, buses and trolleybuses are in service.
Naples
In Naples for surface lines (trams, buses, trolleybuses): the service is guaranteed from 5.30 to 8.30 and from 17.00 to 20.00. The protest by the autoferrotranvieri was decided – we read in a USB note – «to demand wages, safety and rights, central themes on which the category contract renewal platform that USB presented to the employers’ associations is based. Employers’ associations who did not feel like giving us any feedback, as an express and clear desire not to want to face a real confrontation in any way.” According to the union, there has been a lack of “real investments for the implementation of services, the efficiency of vehicles and safety in the workplace, in defiance of citizens’ right to mobility”.
Public TV, Rai strike
There is also another strike on the calendar today: the one proclaimed by the journalists’ union of the public television Usigrai to protest against the company’s choices in terms of personnel management and to claim their autonomy and freedom in the face of “censorship attempts”.
