Monday 18 September inconveniences are expected in local public transport Milan due to a strike by workers at the Milan transport company (ATM) and of Autoguideways. The protest will last 24 hours and traffic on subways, trams and buses may be affected delays or cancellations.
The protest – at a national level – was called by the unions Confail Faisa, Cub transport, Sgb, Cobas work private And Adl Cobas. A fairly high participation is expected. The last Julyduring the last Confail Faisa strike almost one worker in five went on strike, but when the Cobas unions are involved, membership can reach up to 25-30 percent.
The strike will last, as reported by Atm, from 8.45am to 3.00pm and then it will continue from 6.00pm to the end of the service. The time slot from 6.00 to 8.45 and the one from 3.00 to 6.00 pm should be guaranteed, but in the past inconveniences have also occurred in the guaranteed time slot. It is advisable to keep updated on the ATM website, at this link or on the banner below.
On September 18th, for 24 hours, it stops throughout the country Lombardy also the bus company staff Autoguideways. In this case the agitation was organized only by the acronym Osr Faisa-Cisal. In addition to Autoguidovie, a San Vittore Olona in the Milan area, on the same day, the staff of Movibus.
The protest was proclaimed “to claim the lack in Collective agreement of essential contents for the category, especially in relation to the ongoing increase in the cost of living, safety at work, working hours and organization and all those issues that require urgent and necessary attention”.
The unions also called for “un salary increase of 300 euros” and ask for “the reduction to 35 hours per week for equal pay.” The trade unionists hope “for the reduction of driving periods and working hours” and “a real adjustment of safety safeguards in the workplace, as well as for users who use public transport”.
