General strike in Tuscany today 14 October: stop trains, buses, schools and offices

At the center of the mobilization is the contestation of the so-called Security Packages and solidarity with the people summoned to trial after the demonstration against the genocide in Palestine on 3 October 2025. The pre-trial hearing is scheduled for today for most of the people involved

A day of inconvenience in Tuscany for commuters and users of local public transport throughout the region. A general strike has been proclaimed by the CGIL Toscana which will stop all public and private sectors in the region for the entire working day, including contracted and instrumental services.

15,000 at the demonstration in Massa Carrara

According to what was announced by the CGIL, around 15 thousand people took to the streets in Massa (Massa Carrara) for the demonstration "Protest is not a crime" promoted on the occasion of the regional general strike called by the Tuscan union against the so-called Security Packages and in solidarity with the people summoned to trial after the demonstration on 3 October 2025 against the genocide in Palestine, when the platforms of the Massa station were occupied. The procession, which started at 9am from Piazza Garibaldi, crosses the city center to end in Piazza Aranci, in front of the Prefecture, where the final speeches are expected.

Many union flags and numerous young people

At the center of the mobilization is the defense of the right to demonstrate and express dissent, which according to the CGIL would be put at risk by the effects of the security measures. The union reiterates its solidarity with the people involved in the judicial proceedings linked to the Massa demonstration in October 2025 and underlines that the protest is aimed at the effects of the contested rules, not at the judiciary.

The transport strike

The agitation, which was joined by the Filt-Cgil category acronym, provides for a 4-hour abstention from work for Tuscan bus lines. Stop concentrated in the morning period, from 8.20 to 12.20, while for employees and workers - including ticket office workers - the protest will stop activities in the last four hours of the work shift. Trenitalia informs that from 9.01am to 5.00pm today trains may be subject to delays or variations due to a strike by staff in the Tuscany region of the FS Italiane Group and Italo. The strike may lead to changes to the service even before the start and after its conclusion.