The strike-calendar website ScioperiItalia, which aggregates official notices from the Ministry of Transport, was updated on the morning of 12 November with a series of new walkouts that will affect public transport across Italy in the coming days. • Friday 13 November: 24-hour strikes at ATM Milan (metro, buses, trams) and ATVO Venice (airport and inter-city buses). Service windows vary by province, but Milan’s metro may close from the start of service until 18:00, with a guaranteed slot 18:00–21:00. • Saturday 14 November: a 24-hour stoppage at AMTAB Bari covering all urban buses; airport coach links from the city centre are not guaranteed. • Monday 16 November: back-to-back four-hour strikes at Naples’ ANM between 11:00 and 15:00, called by rival union groupings, threatening metro line 1 and funicular services crucial for cruise-ship shore excursions. Although the events fall outside the statutory 10-day notice window for aviation strikes, ground-handling unions at Venice and Milan have signalled ‘solidarity actions’; airlines may proactively cancel domestic feeder flights. Rail and motorway operations are unaffected until the nationwide CGIL general strike on 20 November, but Trenitalia warns of crowding on long-distance services as travellers seek alternatives. Business visitors should plan for taxi shortages and factor extra travel time into schedules, particularly for meetings in Milan’s Porta Nuova district and site visits in Marghera’s industrial zone. Employers can reduce disruption by encouraging remote work or arranging hotel rooms near facilities. Under Italian law, staff who cannot reach the workplace because of a legally proclaimed strike must notify their employer immediately; absence may be unpaid unless a collective agreement states otherwise. International mobility managers should also note that the new strikes fall during the post-Brexit 90/180-day counting period for many UK consultants working in Italy; days spent unable to travel still count as Schengen presence, so contingencies may require activating home-office paragraphs in contract addenda.
Source: ScioperiItalia
