Thousands of Students, Workers Protest in Italy Under Heavy Security
Unione Sindacale di Base and other unions say schools, ports and transit could be hit as workers demand higher wages and more public funding.
- Italy faces widespread disruption today as the Unione Sindacale di Base and allied unions launch a general strike affecting rail, urban transit, airports, and ports nationwide.
- USB demands a €150 monthly net pay increase to counter rising living costs while protesting excessive government military spending and advocating for the reintroduction of the "scala mobile" inflation adjustment.
- Infrastructure operator RFI reports rail service disruptions from 9 p.m. Thursday through 8:59 p.m. today, while ATM Group services in Milan face potential stoppages from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. and after 6 p.m.
- ENAC identifies protected operating periods of 7–10 a.m. and 6–9 p.m. for air travel, while Trenord provides replacement buses between Milano Cadorna and Malpensa Airport for canceled trains departing from Via Paleocapa 1.
- Global port mobilization by workers from more than 100 ports in 17 countries coincides with today's action, as Italy prepares for consecutive strikes scheduled throughout November.
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