MILANO – General strike, Friday 20 May, proclaimed by the grassroots unions behind the incitement “If not now when” and against “a politics and a war economy” that “cuts wages and rights”. Demonstrations are planned in Milan, Rome, Messina, Palermo, Catania, Cagliari, Turin, Bologna, Venice, Florence, Pisa, Turin, Genoa, La Spezia, Reggio Emilia, Trieste, Bergamo, and Taranto as well as several other cities. Obviously possible repercussions on public services, from the agitation. The strike was called “for the immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, its demilitarization with the immediate withdrawal of all armies; for the immediate freezing of the prices of all primary goods and services; for the release of contracts and increases wages and the reintroduction of the escalator; for the approval of a new structural plan for public housing which also provides for the reuse of disused public assets; against privatization policies; against direct, indirect and induced military expenditure and destination of the related resources to school, public health, transport and guaranteed wages for the unemployed and underemployed; for the reduction of hours with equal wages “.
The places and reasons for the protest
The main concentrations will be held in the capital (piazza della Repubblica, from 10.30) and in the Lombard capital (largo Cairoli, 9.30). Among the promoters of the protest, at various levels, Cub, Sgb, Usi Cit, Cobas, Unicobas, Adl, Usi, Si Cobas and Slai Cobas. “The war must be stopped – underlines the national secretary of the Cub, Walter Montagnoli -. It is a shame for its load of dead and wounded, of devastation, of refugees, of desperation, of food crisis and other catastrophes. At the same time opens the doors to a heavy economic crisis that will be sustained by workers, pensioners, students, young people, the unemployed, the sick “. “Due to the increase in the prices of energy products and many raw materials, industrial production is slowing down, accelerating the contractions already recorded at the beginning of the year – continues Montagnoli -. With a sharp reduction in purchasing power. The Draghi government increases expenses. military up to 2% of GDP: defense spending will go from 25 to 38 billion euros by cutting health, school, public transport, social housing and obviously pensions and wages “.
On the Cobas website it is then detailed: “We condemn the invasion of Ukraine unleashed by Putin and we are mobilizing for the immediate” ceasefire “, the withdrawal of Russian troops and the opening of negotiations for a just and lasting peace. We also condemn Putin’s constant references to the possibility of using the atomic arsenal, with the evident risk of a planetary catastrophe. We show our solidarity with the attacked Ukrainian people and stand alongside that part of the Russian people who, despite thousands of arrests, opposes the invasion of Ukraine. We are against NATO, whose expansionist policies in Europe, after the dissolution of the USSR, provided the pretext for Putin’s neo-imperial aims to invade Ukraine. We are against generalized rearmament , we demand nuclear and war disarmament on a global level, from the Russian and Chinese arsenals to those of the USA and NATO and of other countries with nuclear weapons “. As for the fallout, “against the war economy – imposed by the Draghi government through high cost of living, privatizations and layoffs – tax extra energy profits, recover tax evasion, reduce military spending”.
Trains and public transport
As for public transport in Milan, theAtm informs that with the adhesion of the CUB Trasporti union, the subways are guaranteed for the whole day. “There may be consequences for service after 6pm. Buses, trams and trolley buses may not be guaranteed from 8.45am to 3pm and after 6pm.” On the Como-Brunate funicular, possible impacts from 8:30 to 16:30 and from 19:30 at the end of the service. In Rome, Attack details that during the strike the service will be guaranteed only during the legal periods (from the start of the daytime service at 8.30 am and from 5.00 pm to 8.00 pm). In detail, in Roma Capitale the strike affects the entire Atac network and the entire RomaTpl network. On the Atac network, the strike also affects connections made by other operators under subcontracting. Here is the scan that the local company gives:
NIGHT 19 MAY 2022:
-NOT GUARANTEED the service of the night bus lines (lines whose denomination begins with “n”).
– GUARANTEED the service of daytime lines that have scheduled runs beyond 24 hours and night runs of lines 38-44-61-86-170-246-301-451-664-881-916-980 and lines 314-404 -444 of the company RomaTpl
DAY OF 20 MAY 2022:
– GUARANTEED races on the entire network from the start of the daytime service at 8.30 and from 17.00 to 20.00
– NOT GUARANTEED the service on the entire network from 8.30 to 17.00 and from 20.00 at the end of the daytime service
-NOT GUARANTEED ABC metro runs after midnight
-NOT GUARANTEED the rides of the MB Castro Pretorio-Laurentina substitute metro bus line scheduled after midnight
– NOT GUARANTEED daytime lines that have scheduled runs beyond 24 hours and night runs of lines 38-44-61-86-170-246-301-451-664-881-916-980 and lines 314-404- 444 of the company RomaTpl
NIGHT 20/21 MAY 2022:
– GUARANTEED the service of night bus lines (lines whose name begins with “n”)
– ABC metro service, the replacement bus service MB Castro Pretorio, the daytime lines that have scheduled runs after midnight are NOT GUARANTEED after midnight; night runs of lines 38-44-61-86-170-246-301-451-664-881-916-980 and those of lines 314-404-444 of the company RomaTpl
Trenitalia warns that there are no changes to the circulation of long-distance trains. For regional trains, essential services are guaranteed in the event of a strike on weekdays from 6.00 to 9.00 and from 18.00 to 21.00. Trade union agitation can lead to changes to the service even before it starts and after it ends. And remember that the toll-free number 800 89 20 21 is active. On the site there are also lists of guaranteed trains. Same goes for Italowho has published his list here.
He loves
Enac has published the list of guaranteed flights in view of the strike and reminds you that during the strikes there are protection time slots, from 7 to 10 and from 18 to 21, in which flights must still be performed. In addition, detailed information on the operation of your flight can be requested from the relevant airline.
School and health
In the school, the reasons for the strike indicated by the union are Sidl are three: against the Reform of the Recruitment of Teachers; in favor of Technical Assistants who in recent years have had to carry out extra duties and tasks not adequately recognized at an economic and professional level; to ask for the Meal Voucher for teachers who appear to be on duty at lunchtime. For health care, intensive care and emergency surgery are guaranteed.