A strike for Gaza will begin tomorrow on trains, buses, ships, and at schools. But the disruptions will continue until November.

MILAN – A dark autumn for travelers. Numerous strikes are already planned from tomorrow until mid-November, both nationally and locally, in the public and private sectors, most in the airline and rail sectors. They begin tomorrow, Monday, September 22nd : the goal of those who strike is to show their solidarity with the Palestinian population and support for the Global Sumud Flotilla 's mission.

General strike all day tomorrow

We'll start tomorrow. The grassroots unions have called a 24-hour general strike for Monday, September 22nd, involving local transport , railway and logistics workers, port workers , as well as school and university workers. The unions involved are USB (Basic Union of Trade Unions), CUB (Unitary Confederation of the Base), ADL Varese and SGB (Basic General Trade Union), and USI-CIT (Italian Trade Union - International Confederation of Workers).

Regarding the railway sector, the strike will involve employees of the FS group, starting with Trenitalia (with the exception of those in Calabria) and Trenitalia Tper, as well as Italo – Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori and Trenord. The strike will begin at midnight on Monday the 22nd and continue until 11:00 PM , but, as stated on the Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) website, it could "lead to changes to the service both before and after its conclusion." Two time slots are guaranteed: from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM and from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Disruptions are also expected for local public transport, maritime transport, freight transport, and logistics, which will continue to operate 24 hours a day, but with varying schedules. Rome's ATAC (Italian National Transport Authority) has confirmed that the metro, buses, and trams will operate only until 8:29 a.m. and then from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Milan's ATM (Italian National Transport Authority) has announced that subway and surface transport services will remain operational until 8:45 a.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Taxis will also be suspended from midnight.

Strike also proclaimed for rail freight transport , from 9pm on the 21st to the same time on the 22nd September, while a 24-hour stoppage is planned for the motorways from 10pm on the 21st September and for the ports for the whole day on Monday.

Also tomorrow, the firefighters will also protest, but only for four hours, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For day and administrative staff, the strike will continue all day Monday. Meanwhile, in the healthcare sector, the strike will begin at the start of the first shift until the end of the last shift on September 22nd.

Schools and universities will close on Black Monday. The Ministry of Education and Merit (MIM) announced that the grassroots union has also called a general strike for "teaching and technical staff in the education and research sector." The strike, called by the Confsai, Cisle, and Conalpe unions, affects teachers in public and private schools of all levels. Possible suspensions of classes, workshops, and activities are also expected at universities .

Demonstrations and sit-ins in various cities

In addition to the general strike, several pro-Pal demonstrations are planned for tomorrow in major Italian cities. Among others, in Rome, the USB has announced a meeting at 11:00 a.m. in Piazza dei Cinquecento (Termini Station) for a demonstration organized together with pro-Pal and student organizations. "It will be a great day of mobilization and a general strike. All workers, including those affiliated with other unions, will be able to join. This is the time to act to support the Palestinian resistance and the crews of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which departed from Sicily on September 19," says Guido Lutrario, spokesperson for the union. In Milan, a demonstration is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. in Piazzale Cadorna, while in Turin , activists have announced "widespread blockades throughout the city" for 11:00 a.m. and a march from Piazza Castello at 6:00 p.m.

Black Friday for those who fly

Friday, September 26, however, is expected to be a day of passion in the airline industry . Cub Trasporti has called a 24-hour strike of workers in the airline, airport, and related sectors .

Wizz Air Malta Limited hostesses and stewards, members of Filt Cgil, and Volotea staff are also being held for 24 hours due to the suspension decided by Uilt. Sogaersecurity workers at Cagliari airport are also being held for 24 hours.

National protests on the same day lasting four hours at airports were called by confederal and grassroots unions. Among the hardest hit were Milan's Linate and Malpensa airports .

The disruptions continue in October and November

October opens with a 24-hour strike on Friday the 3rd (starting at 9 p.m. on October 2nd) by the inter-industry Cobas union of the public and private railway sectors.

Another demonstration is scheduled for Tuesday, October 21, for a national assembly of RFI infrastructure maintenance workers and for a strike called by Cobas private employment/railway workers' coordination.

In addition to those listed so far, there are also strikes already scheduled for September 22nd to October 10th for local public transport in various regions, while a nationwide strike by ENAV radar operators, announced by Astra on November 11th, is already scheduled for four hours starting at 1:00 PM. Disruptions are expected for those planning to travel by plane.