Italy: basic unions strike against the protocol on the single collective agreement in the rail sector and local public transportation

According to the SdL intercategoriale, CUB Trasporti and Cobas Lavoro Privato which have been joining forces since February 2009 (see our dispatch No. 090188), the national 24-hour strike organized on may 15 registered “important participation,” which completely blocked transportation in Venice and Dolo, 80% in Cagliari, 75% in Latina and 50% in Rome. Basic unions maintained their call for strike in spite of the “peremptory invitation” of the Minister of Transport to postpone mobilization. Unions are opposed to the protocol on the mobility CCN.
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nt participation,” which completely blocked transportation in Venice and Dolo, 80% in Cagliari, 75% in Latina and 50% in Rome. Basic unions maintained their call for strike in spite of the “peremptory invitation” of the Minister of Transport to postpone mobilization. Unions are opposed to the protocol on the mobility CCN.

Towards the new mobility CCN. For a long time, confederal unions have been demanding the harmonization of the collective agreement governing rail activity and local public tran

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