The public transport strike in Milan and Venice

Today, Friday 13 November, there are two 24-hour strikes on local public transport, one in Milan and one in Venice.

In Milan, staff at the ATM group – the company that operates the underground, buses and trams in the city and in various municipalities across the metropolitan area, including Monza and Brianza – are on strike. The strike was called by the grassroots trade union Al Cobas and will last all day, from 00.00 to 23.59.

The service is guaranteed during two time slots: from the start of service until 8.45 am and from 3 pm to 6 pm. Outside these times, underground trains, buses and trams may be suspended, although the extent of the disruption will depend on how many workers take part in the strike. ATM publishes updates on which services are running on its website and via its app. No strikes are planned on Trenord’s regional trains, which are therefore running as normal today.

In Venice, staff at Atvo – the company that operates inter-city buses in the eastern part of the province, including some services to Marco Polo Airport – are on strike for 24 hours. The strike was called by the SGB and Fast Mobilità trade unions. The ATVO website states that services starting within the following time slots are guaranteed: from 6.00 am to 9.00 am and from 12.00 pm to 3.00 pm. The vaporetti and buses operated by ACTV, the city’s public transport operator, are not affected.

Today’s strike is the first in a series of transport strikes scheduled for the second half of November.

Tomorrow, Saturday 14th, local public transport in Bari will be suspended for 24 hours, and on Monday 16th it will be Naples’ turn, from 11.00 to 15.00.

On 20 November, there will be a general strike called by the CGIL, which taxi drivers are also joining, and between 20 and 21 November, trains across Italy will be at a standstill.

Finally, on 21 November, ENAV air traffic controllers are going on strike for four hours, from 1 pm to 5 pm.