It will be a Black Wednesday on March 8, in which the whole of Italy will have to deal with the inconveniences and delays caused by the strike of 24 hours. On the occasion of International Women's Day, abstention from work is foreseen in some public and private sectors. Among which public transport, education e Health. The national strike begins Tuesday 7 from 21 to 21 of Wednesday March 8 and comes in addition to a strike called by Cub Transportation from midnight to 21pm Wednesday. According to the grassroots unions "the strike was called for the safety of workers, the renewal of the moratorium on dismissals, the protection of rights in smart working, public welfare, for retirement at 60, the right to work, wages and careers without discrimination, against austerity policies, against changes to basic income, against precariousness. But let's see the times of the transport strike scheduled for Women's Day, Wednesday 8 March.
Transport strike Wednesday 8 March, times in Milan and Rome
A Milano the subways will be in service from morning to late afternoon but only guaranteed until 18 pm. Instead, buses, trams and trolleybuses will not be guaranteed from 8 am to 45 pm and after 15 pm until the end of the service. The strike could also have consequences on the funicular service Como-Brunate from 8:30 to 16:30 and from 19:30 at the end of the service.
In Rome, however, the agitation will affect the Atac network, the peripheral buses managed by Rome Tpl and Cotral. In the night between 7 and 8 the service of the night lines is not guaranteed. On the other hand, "the service of the daytime lines that have scheduled trips after midnight and that of the night trips of the Atac lines 24-38-44-61-86-170-246-301-451-664-881-916 and of the lines Rome Tpl 980-314-404”. On Wednesday 444 “rides are guaranteed on the entire network from the beginning of the daytime service at 8 and from 8.30 to 17.00; the service on the entire network from 20.00 to 8.30 and from 17.00 at the end of the daytime service is not guaranteed”.
Strike Wednesday 8 March, timetables in Bologna and Florence
A Bologna the 24-hour strike of 8 March 2023 will take place, in compliance with the guarantee bands, from 8:30 to 16:30 and from 19:30 at the end of the service. During strike times, urban, suburban and suburban public transport services will not be guaranteed. The agitation will also concern the personnel dedicated to the Marconi Express, whose service may not be guaranteed.
A Florence the Autolinee Toscane service will be guaranteed in two unique time slots for the whole region, between 4:15 and 8:14 and between 12:30 and 14:29.
For information on other cities, consult the respective municipal portals and the websites of the companies that manage local public transport.
Train strike
The national strike on Wednesday 8 March will also affect the rail transport at a national level given that the staff of the FS Italiane Group, Trenord and Italo also go on strike. Trenitalia announces that a strike by FS Italiane Group personnel has been called from 21pm on Tuesday 7 to 21pm on Wednesday 8 March 2023. There are no changes to train traffic Arrows e Intercity while I regional trains may undergo changes. Will always be guaranteed i essential services foreseen in the event of a strike on weekdays from 6 to 9 and from 18 to 21. Union agitation may lead to changes to the service even before the start and after its conclusion.
In order to reduce the inconvenience caused to travellers, Italo has published the list of guaranteed trains.
Even the lines of Trenord will be affected by the nationwide strike. The Regional, Suburban, Airport and Long Distance services may undergo variations and/or cancellations, consequently in the same time slots (6-9 and 18-21) only guaranteed trains will travel. Here are more details:
- Tuesday 7 March trains will travel with departure scheduled in the Official Timetable by 21pm and arriving at the final destination by 22pm;
- Wednesday March 8 guaranteed trains will travel that have departure times from the station of origin after 6 am and arrival at destination by 9 am; in the afternoon the service will resume regularly with the trains that have the scheduled departure after 18.
In the absence of trains of airport service, buses will be set up at Milan Cadorna and Malpensa Airport (only for airport connections between Milan Cadorna and Malpensa Airport, without intermediate stops) and buses at Stabio and Malpensa Airport to guarantee the S50 Malpensa Airport – Stabio airport connection, always without intermediate stops.
