DOpo the summer break, the return of September for those who have to move is announced anything but peaceful. Commuters and travelers will have to deal with a burst of strikes that, between trains, planes and local public transportpromise to put everywhere to the test. According to the calendar released by Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, There will be over twenty days of strike scheduled for the next thirty days.
September strikes, we start again
The month opens with a railway paralysis: from 9pm on Thursday 4 until 6pm on Friday 5 September, the on -board and car staff of the State Railway Group will cross their arms. The Frecciarossa will stop, Trenitalia convoys and most of the regional transportwith Trenord included. In Rome, always on September 4, he will see Atac staffnot all, the one adhering to the union on, Suspend the service for four hoursfrom 8:30 to 12:30. The September 5thin addition to the national strike, in Trentino-Alto Adige A local abstention of Trenitalia staff will start between 9:01 and 16:59.
September 6: agitated skies
The following Saturday, September 6, it will be up to air transport. THEL EasyJet staff basic in Catania, will cross his arms for 24 hourswith a second additional mobilization between 12 and 16. In the same time slot, the Swissport Italia staff of Milan Linate, limited to flights to and from Catania, will join the protest. Volotea will also be involved in a 24 -hour stopWhile workers in the handling sectorthose who deal with managing and assisting planes and passengers on the ground, they will protest in various Italian airports: Catania Fontanarossa, Crotone, Lamezia, Fiumicino and Ciampino.
A dense calendar of strikes accompanies the recovery after the holidays. From railways to airports, to urban transport (Getty)
Local strikes: where the means stop
In addition to the large national stop, September will also be dotted with local protests who risk leaving thousands of commuters on foot in different Italian regions. Sicili, Liguria, Tuscany, Umbria, the South, many cities that will become difficult to cross by public transport.
Sicily, first big stop
September 8 will be a black Monday for island transport. In Catania, Palermo and Enna, several companies, from Etna Transport to Interbus, passing through Segesta and Russo, will suspend the races for 24 hours. Result? Connections between capitals and provinces reduced to a minimumwith students and workers forced to invent alternative solutions.
Liguria and Tuscany: paralyzed cities
Who moves in Liguria, He will have to deal with the Stop of the TPL line staff in Savonawhich will block urban and interurban connections for the whole day. It will not be better in Tuscany: in Pisa, Tuscan Autolinee drivers have announced a day of total detention, while a La Spezia ATC Exercise And other companies will leave the buses in deposits.
Umbria isolated
Also on September 15, the strikes will touch the green heart of Italy. In Umbrianumerous companies of public transportpassing through different local realities, have proclaimed a 24 -hour abstention. A protest that He risks isolating completely cities such as Perugia, Spoleto and Terniwith reduced connections also for the more peripheral areas.
Emilia-Romagna: September of stop
The second half of the month will also light the protests in Emilia. TO ModenaReggio Emilia and Piacenza, Public transport staff, will join a 24 -hour strikeleaving entire urban and provincial traits discoveries. TO RavennaInstead, It will be a shorter mobilizationbut still significant: four hours of stop in the morning, right in the top hours of students and commuters.
In the South between Calabria, Puglia and Sardinia
In CalabriaSeptember 15 will be a Complicated day for trainee trains intercitywith eight hours of strike called by Ugl Ferrovieri. TO BariInstead, The inconvenience will arrive on September 16thwhen some local lines will suspend the service for four hours. In the end, On September 18 it will be up to Sardinia: In the provinces of Cagliari, Sassari, Nuoro and Oristano, the workers of the Arst will stop for the whole day, leaving many municipalities of the island isolated.