It is a nightmare first weekend of July for those traveling in Italy. After lo strike of the aviation sector which has created quite a few inconveniences, this time the one who folds his arms is the rail transport personnel which will further complicate travel for those traveling by train.
The protest, proclaimed by the grassroots unions, will begin at 3:00 pm 21 on Saturday 6 July e It will end at 21pm on Sunday 7 July. The stop will involve numerous employees of Ferrovie dello Stato, Trenitalia, Italo and Trenord, causing cancellations and changes to the service. The strike being on a public holiday it will not have guaranteed service bands.
Fs warns that industrial unrest could cause changes to the service even before the start and after the conclusion of the strike: "From 21pm on Saturday 6th to 21pm on Sunday 7th July 2024 trains may be subject to cancellations or variations, due to a national strike by the staff of the FS Group, Trenitalia, Trenitalia Tper and Trenord”, we read on the Trenitalia website, where it is specified that “union agitation can lead to changes to the service even before the start and after its conclusion".
The trade union organizations Cub Trasporti and Sgb have called the strike, in addition to the suspension of maintenance staff, organized by Cobas for the day of 7 July.
Both Trenitalia and Italo have released a list of races is will be guaranteed in any case.
Strike 6-7 July: the reasons
The strike was called by the grassroots unions due to seriously poor working conditions, in particular with regards to security, with negative consequences also for users and the quality of the service. In recent months, serious accidents have occurred, and workers' complaints have gone unheeded by both companies and politicians.
David Leoni, member of the Cub national coordination, explains: “We have an open contractual dispute on these issues. With other grassroots trade union acronyms, we are carrying out a contractual platform and this is our fourth strike since the beginning of the year. We have developed common contents based on a questionnaire that collected the opinions of the workers, used as a reference for the Pdm and Pdb national assembly, which is joined by that of the maintenance sector workers against an agreement that provides for upheavals in working hours".
Trenitalia: how to request a refund?
As regards the refunds, passengers who wish to cancel the trip can make a request according to the following methods:
• For the Intercity trains e Arrows, the refund can be requested up to the departure time of the booked train.
• For the Regional trains, the refund can be requested up to 23pm on the day before the strike.
For updates on connections and services, travelers can consult the Trenitalia app, call the toll-free number 800 89 20 21, go to the ticket offices or ask the Customer Service staff for information
Local public transport also goes on strike
The chaos won't be limited to trains. Also the local public transport will suffer a strike, again for Sunday 7 July. In Rome, the service will be interrupted from 20.30pm to 23.30pm, while a Milano the strike will affect the lines from 22pm on 7 July until 7am the following morning. This strike, called by the National Secretariat of OS ORSA Trasporti-Autoferro TPL, concerns the non-renewal of the contract national collective of autoferrotranvieri workers.
