Bologna, 14 June 2024 – They also lit some smoke bombs passenger, without stopping under the Garisenda the Bolognese taxi drivers, who are today striking en masse to protest about failure to reach an agreement with the Municipality, especially on license prices.
Taxi strike today in Bologna: the procession started from Parco Nord and crossed the entire centre. Traffic disruptions
The announcement of Palazzo d’Accursio came out two days ago, but excluding the 72 additional licenses, which the taxi drivers themselves say they do not object to, the clash is total. Grossi traffic inconveniences from the early morning, especially for the buses, with the white cars that left from the North park at 10am to arrive in the center around midday: hand pressed on the horn and procession at very high decibels.
The very long snake he paraded along the entire street Independence and then turn off Rizzoli, then away under the Towers and in Major Road. The white cars then squeezed in Galvani square, parking and occupying almost all of Via dell’Archiginnasio.
Two hundred of them they reached the Municipality with banners, union flags (above all Uil Trasporti and Uri Taxi) and loud trumpets. A delegation of five represented of the category they went up to the Municipality and are waiting to be received by the administration. Mayor Lepore absent, unwell. “If we are not received by the Municipality, we will go to the Prefecture”, said the taxi drivers who also distributed leaflets with the reasons for the demonstration. “You wait for the taxi because the taxi drivers wait for the Municipality”, this the slogan.
On the document all claims, from more preferential lanes to tariff adjustments. Buses blocked, especially in the centre, e.g long queues both in Piazza Re Enzo or at the station to wait for those few taxis who worked to guarantee the essential public service. Yesterday the mayor Matteo Lepore, on his social channels, he launched a survey: “Are you in favor of issuing 72 new taxi licenses?” The victory of the yes vote was overwhelming, under the comment of Letizia Iorio of UriTaxi. “The appeal to the TAR is already in the hands of the lawyers”.
The announcement from Palazzo d’Accursio came out two days ago, but excluding the 72 additional licenses, which the taxi drivers themselves say they do not object to, the clash is total.
