Transport, February strikes start today. Also national (one-day) stoppages for both trains and planes
A month with several strikes, many of them already this week, albeit at local or regional level. Salvini: 'Increase penalties for wild stops'
Key points
A February begins with many strikes, especially in the transport sector. Starting already today, at local and regional level, up to national stoppages.
Many strikes during the first week
Monday 2 February will start with a strike, called by the Orsa Ferrovie union, of Trenord that will last 23 hours: according to the ministry of transport website, trains will be at risk from 3am on 2 February to 2am on 3 February.
On the same day, for four hours, the railway contract staff of the Elior Itinere/Polaris division of the Lazio region will abstain from work for the protest called by Uilt-Uil/Ugl railway workers.
Also in the railway sector, on 5 February, there will be an 8-hour strike at provincial level of Trenitalia staff in the Rimini locomotive construction workshop technical management;
On Friday, 6 February, the port sector will be affected by a national all-day strike proclaimed by the private labour union Usb. There will be an eight-hour stoppage for each shift of Autostrade per l'Italia Direzione II tronco Milano personnel called by Uilt-Uil.
