Italy: grassroots unions' general strike on Friday 4 December 2026 (rail from 21:00 on 3 December)
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A coalition of grassroots unions — CUB, SGB, SI-Cobas, CIB-Unicobas, ADL Varese, SBM and SGC — has filed a nationwide general strike of all public and private sectors for Friday 4 December 2026, registered with the transport ministry on 27 September.
Transport in the notice:
- Rail: from 21:00 on Thursday 3 December to 21:00 on Friday 4 December.
- Local public transport (buses, metros, trams): included; the hours are set city by city and are published by the local operators closer to the date.
- Air: included; the hours have not been notified yet.
- Motorways: staff stop from 22:00 on 3 December to 22:00 on 4 December.
What to expect: Trenitalia and the regional rail operators run the guaranteed trains in the 06:00–09:00 and 18:00–21:00 bands and cancel a share of the rest. City operators announce their own guaranteed bands a few days before the strike.
This alert was originally created on 29 September 2026.
Public Impact
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Effective Dates
Updates
Oct 5, 2026
✎ Update
The transport ministry register now includes local public transport and air travel in the 4 December general strike. Buses, metros and trams will strike with hours set city by city, and air transport is included with hours still to be notified. Rail staff stop from 21:00 on 3 December to 21:00 on 4 December, as before.
Organizers
- CUB
- SGB
- SI-COBAS
- CIB-Unicobas
- ADL Varese
- SBM
- SGC
Affected Locations
- Italy
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