Specialist platform Strike Tracker has released an updated bulletin (16 September 2026) highlighting at least seven separate transport strikes due to hit Italy between 18 and 22 September. Although no actions are planned for today or tomorrow, unions representing bus drivers, rail staff and local metro operators have filed 24-hour or four-hour stoppages in Florence, Abruzzo, Genoa, Bologna, Umbria and the Marche region. Of greatest concern to business travellers is an eight-hour rail strike by RFI engineering and signalling personnel in Bologna on 21 September (09:01-17:00). The walk-out overlaps with a Trenitalia customer-operations strike covering the Emilia-Romagna high-speed corridor, potentially snarling the Milan-Rome commercial trunk line. Employers with project teams commuting to the Emilia packaging and automotive clusters are being advised to switch to earlier morning trains or consider car-hire alternatives. Local public-transport actions include a 24-hour strike by Florence’s Autolinee Toscane on 18 September that could paralyse urban bus services used by tourists and expatriate commuters alike. Meanwhile, Genoa’s AMT staff plan a 24-hour stoppage on 19 September, coinciding with the busy Salone Nautico trade fair at the city’s harbour. While the strikes are classed as “minor” under Italy’s transport-strike law—with guaranteed minimum services during peak hours—they can still cause cascading delays. Strike Tracker’s data show that roughly 30 per cent of scheduled services are typically cancelled during such actions, and last-minute changes complicate itinerary planning. Corporate mobility teams should brief travelling employees on regional variations, preload company travel apps with alternate routes, and remind staff that taxi and ride-hail availability tightens sharply on strike days. Where critical business meetings are at stake, virtual attendance options should be arranged in advance.
Source: Strike Tracker
