Unions say public transport services will not be fully covered by guaranteed rush-hour timeslots as per usual during strikes in Italy.

Commuters in Rome, Milan and cities across Italy face significant disruption to local public transport services on Friday 8 November due to a nationwide 24-hour strike.

The industrial dispute, called by the Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltrasporti, Faisa Cisl and Ugl Fna trade unions representing public transport workers, will affect local bus, subway and tram services.

Unions have said that transport providers may not fully provide the usual guaranteed services during peak travel periods in the morning and evening when most workers commute to and from work.

#sciopero metro A: attiva; metro B: attiva; metro B1: Bologna-Ionio: chiusa; metro C: chiusa; Termini-Centocelle: chiusa.
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In Rome the A and B metro lines and some bus lines will be guaranteed from the start of service until 08.30 and from 17.00 to 20, however Metro C and the Termini-Centocelle light-rail line will be closed.

In Milan the subway and some bus/tram lines will be guaranteed from the start of service until 08.45 and from 15.00 to 18.00, for updates see ATM website.

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The reasons for the nationwide dispute include demands for the renewal of a national collective agreement for public transport workers and a protest against "the total absence of any increase" in the budget for local public transport.

Unions plan to stage a national demonstration in Rome outside the ministry of transport and infrastructure, headed by transport minister and deputy premier Matteo Salvini, on 8 November.

The upcoming industrial action follows a recent spate of strikes in Italy that affected air travel, trains and local public transport in October.

For official information about public transport strikes in Italy see the transport ministry website.

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