Italy’s transport sector is again paralysed by coordinated industrial action. According to real-time data from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport’s strike observatory, four separate walkouts are under way on 15 October: • an all-day strike by EasyJet flight crews across Italy; • a 24-hour stoppage by ATAF local-bus employees in Foggia; • a nationwide freight-rail protest by DB Cargo Italia staff; and • a 48-hour dockworkers’ strike affecting Naples and Salerno ports until 23:59 on 16 October. EasyJet has pre-emptively cancelled 38 departures from Milan-Linate and Rome-Fiumicino and offered rebooking or refunds. ENAC’s guaranteed-flight list preserves early-morning and island-link services, but passengers still face significant disruption. Freight customers report delays of up to 36 hours on north-south rail corridors, while shipping agents in Campania warn of container-handling backlogs that could ripple into next week. The strikes reflect broader wage-round negotiations and staffing-level disputes accelerated by post-pandemic traffic rebounds. They also illustrate Italy’s uniquely fragmented labour landscape: under Law 146/1990 unions must give 15 days’ notice, yet simultaneous multi-sector actions are still common around key political dates such as the EU Council. Corporate travel managers should advise travellers to reconfirm flights and rail segments, allow extra airport time and—where possible—shift meetings to virtual formats. For time-sensitive cargo, contingency routings via France or Slovenia may be necessary until normal operations resume.
Source: ScioperiItalia.it
