
Strikes have been announced for October: on 2 October a general strike by Csle with Fi-si joining on railways (3 hours), agriculture, maritime, local authorities, law enforcement, schools, private security, healthcare and metalworkers; on 3 October AMT strike in Genoa on urban and extra-urban transport and the Genoa-Casella railway; on 14 October general strike of the public and private sectors in Tuscany, excluding schools and air transport; on 16 October national school strike proclaimed by Sisa for the whole day on wages and precarious work.
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Strikes have been called for the month of October by various trade unions, covering various sectors such as transport, schools, healthcare and industry, with demands related to the cost of living, wages and energy independence.
A general strike proclaimed by Csle with the adhesion of Fi-si is expected on 2 October, which will concern the railways (but only for three hours, from 11am to 2pm), agriculture and livestock, maritime workers, local authorities, law enforcement, schools, private security, healthcare, metalworkers. The demands underlying the strike, says the European Workers' Union Confederation, are "a reduction in the prices of petrol, food, current ferocious taxation; an increase in wages to allow people to face the cost of daily living; a move towards energy independence that allows us to be less dependent on other nations; and for a policy that encourages the growth of Italian companies, agricultural and otherwise".
For further information: The Sky TG24 strike meter
October 3 promises to be a difficult day for those who have to travel to Genoa, with the strike of AMT, the local public transport company.
These are the times: for urban transport, from the start of service to 5.30am, from 9.30am to 5pm and from 9pm to the end of service; for extra-urban buses from the start of service to 6.00, from 9.00 to 17.00 and from 20.00 to the end of service; for the Genoa-Casella railway from the start of service at 6.30am, from 9.30am to 5.30pm and from 8.30pm to the end of service.
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A general strike is planned for 14 October in the public and private sectors, including those in contract, as well as instrumental to the Tuscany Region. Only school and air transport are excluded. For transport the following times are foreseen: for the Railways the whole day, from 09.01 to 17.00; for railway contracts, the second half shift of the work shift; for local public transport 4 hours are expected, with various modes; for rail freight transport, however, the entire work performance.
The school stops on October 16th due to the national strike of all teaching, management and ATA staff, permanent and temporary, proclaimed by Sisa for the entire day. At the center of the protest: wages, with the request for a 20% increase in salaries to recover from inflation, and precarious work.

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