Could today 8 March, Women's Day, be a "Black Thursday" for transport? It is possible but unlikely, let's hope not. However, we are faced with an episode that would be wrong to underestimate, such as the proclamation of one 24-hour general strike called by USB, which in the railway sector has been joined by other basic unions such as USI, Cobas and Cub.
The attempt to involve the taxi drivers also failed. The motivation for the strike, “because the fight against all gender discrimination and all forms of male violence against women it is a substantial part of the overall struggle of our union” is certainly a good cause, it is very doubtful that the chosen tool is effective.
We announce compliance with the hourly guarantee bands while, as almost always happens, Trenitalia's Frecce will circulate normally. For aircraft, the list of canceled flights will be available on the Enac.gov.it website. It is the confirmation, if ever there was a need, that these strikes hit the weakest section of the population which yesterday was informed in peremptory terms by the media taking for granted (or almost) the blocking of the service.
It is now known “ad effect” which causes serious inconvenience even if there is no strike. These events, which are repeated systematically, are matched by the deafening silence of proposals (or at least of reflections) on the methods and ownership of strikes in essential public services by the political forces in the recent electoral campaign. Certainly the Prefectures could precept, but it is right that politics runs away from its responsibilities (perhaps assuming that nothing will happen) on events that affect the living conditions of the weakest citizens? It would be interesting to know, when and if government programs are discussed, who will remember the application of the constitutional provisions on labor and will move to implement articles 39, 40 and 46 of the Constitution.
