General strike June 20, transport, trains, planes and highways at risk of paralysis

Friday 20 June It will be anything but a normal day. We will be faced with a general strike that will block trains, planes, buses, subways, highways and ports.

They will be stopped almost all transport sectors, and millions of people will pay the consequences. basic union acronyms they decided to raise their voices to ask more investments on health, school, safety and transport, saying enough to cuts, privatizations and precariousness.
There will be no exceptions: the there will be inconvenience everywhere and the guaranteed bands risk not being enough.

The reasons for the strike

To mobilize Usb, Cub, Sgb, Fisi, Flai, Si-Cobas and other basic trade union acronyms is a clear request: change course on public spending management.

The unions are asking for cut funds for military spending to divert them to health, education, public transport e job security.
They also ask salary increases, renewal of collective agreements, the reduction of working hours and a stop to any form of privatization and precarization.
Some acronyms, such as the Cub, they also linked the protest to the request for peace and ceasefire in Palestine, thus also inserting an international message into the platform of demands.

Train strike: stop times and guaranteed time slots

The railway service will be one of the most affected. The staff of FS Italiane, Italo and Trenord he will cross his arms from 21pm on Thursday 19th June to 21pm on Friday 20th June. In these 24 hours, only the guaranteed trains in protected time slots: from 6 am to 9 pm e from 18 am to 21 pm.

All other races may be deleted, reduced or modified.

• Strike begins: Thursday 19th June at 21pm
• Strike ends: Friday 20 June 21 hours
• Guaranteed time slots with train circulation:
  • 06:00 – 09:00
  • 18:00 – 21:00
• Outside these bands, trains may be affected delays, changes or cancellations.

Who bought tickets for the Arrows or Intercity can ask immediate refund o free re-protection. For regional trains, refund is possible until midnight on June 24th.

Local public transport strike, timetables and guaranteed bands

even the local public transport will stop, but with different methods from city to city. Each company will follow specific strike times, keeping only essential services active in protected time slotsThe most affected cities will be Rome, Milan and Naples, where they are expected hardships especially in the central hours of the day.

At the moment, information is available only for EAV in Naples, while for local ANM transport we are waiting for communications from the company.

Here's when the vehicles stop and when they circulate:

• Naples – Circumvesuviana, Cumana, Circumflegrea (EAV)
  • Guaranteed services: 05:30 - 08:30 and 16:30 - 19:30
  • No racing: outside these bands
• Rome (Atac and Cotral):
  • Guaranteed services: Start of service – 08:30 and 17:00 – 20:00
  • No racing: from 08:30 to 17:00 and after 20:00
• Milan (Atm):
  • Guaranteed services: until 08:45 and from 15:00 to 18:00
  • No racing: from 08:45 to 15:00 and after 18:00

Airline strike: flights at risk

Anyone with a flight scheduled for Friday should prepare to delays and cancellationsThe strike will involve for 24 hours the ground staff: baggage handlers, shuttle bus operators and passenger assistance, both at airports and in external support companies. The agitation will last from midnight to 23pm on Friday 59th June, in all Italian airports.

Here are the protected time slots:

• 07:00 – 10:00
• 18:00 – 21:00

Only in these intervals flights will be guaranteed, as required by current legislation. Outside these bands, the Airlines will be able to cancel flights, offering as an alternative the rescheduling the trip or full refund of the ticket.

Delays in rail freight transport

The strike on June 20 will also affect the rail freight transport, with a targeted stop of the personnel of Captrain Italy. The strike, in this case, was called by the confederate unions CGIL, CISL and UIL and will last for eight hours.

Block hours:

• Friday 20th June from 13:00 to 21:00

During this interval it will be possible slowdowns, interruptions e cancellations in railway logistics services throughout the country. The blockade could also have effects on distribution chains and on main interports.

Highway staff strike: toll booths and assistance at risk

Even those travelling by car could find themselves faced with delays and problems in services. Highway personnel will join the strike from 22pm on Thursday 19th June until 21pm on Friday 59th June. The activities carried out in the motorway toll booths, in the control centers And in the support and maintenance services.

What to expect:

• Delays in operations at toll booths with possible suspensions
• Possible disruptions in roadside assistance
• Limitations in maintenance activities

The modalities of the strike may vary from stroke to stroke, depending on the motorway management company involved. There are no guaranteed time slots, but they should be insured the minimum essential services for safety.

Stop ports and maritime transport

On June 20th the maritime-port sectorwith one strike which will involve the main Italian airports. Both the port services that maritime links with the islands and between coastal cities. The unrest will last all day Friday, with possible Cancellations and changes on planned trips.

The strike will last 24 hours, and will be active for the whole day of Friday 20th June, Then from 00: 00 to 23: 59.

What will be guaranteed:

• Only minimum essential services for mandatory routes
• No guaranteed time slots provided

Even in this sector, it is expected inconvenience for passengers and goods, especially on busy routes and in ports with high traffic.