Little disruption was reported Monday
from an eight-hour train strike declared by grass roots unions
which had been expected to hit Italian commuters hard.
The national strike of railway workers proclaimed by the Cub and
Usb grassroots unions, protesting the renewal of the contract,
started at 9 am.
The eight-hour stoppage, until 5pm, is affecting all companies
in the sector and will impact not only Trenitalia, but also
Italo and Trenord.
Freight transport workers will also walk off he job as well as
those of RFI, the company in charge of managing the network and
railway infrastructure.
Commuters had been expected to suffer the greatest
inconvenience, while long-distance trains were not expected to
be particularly disrupted.
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