Milan: ATM Group public transport strikes on 9 October 2026
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24-hour strike at ATM, the operator of Milan's metro, trams and buses, on Friday 9 October 2026, called by two unions in separate proclamations: AL-COBAS and CONFIAL Trasporti.
What to expect
- Drivers and operating staff across the ATM group take part, so metro lines M1–M5, trams and buses can run reduced or stop outside the guaranteed bands.
- Guaranteed bands: services run normally from the start of service until 08:45 and from 15:00 to 18:00 — the standard protection for Milan transport strikes. ATM confirms the exact times a few days before.
- Outside those bands, how much runs depends on how many staff join. Strikes called by these smaller unions have in the past left most services running with delays rather than a full shutdown, but ATM only announces the real situation on the day — check its site and app.
- Trenord regional trains and the airport rail links are not part of this strike.
Why: disputes over working conditions and pay at ATM raised by the two unions; the Confial call was added on 1 August to the AL-COBAS date already on the transport ministry's strike register.
This alert was originally created on 29 July 2026.
Public Impact
Bus
Metro
Tram
Effective Dates
Updates
Oct 10, 2026
✎ Update
The strike has ended.
Sep 21, 2026
✎ Update
Both strike notices for 9 October, from AL-COBAS and CONFIAL Trasporti, are still listed on the transport ministry's register as of 21 September. ATM has not yet published the detailed hours; the guaranteed bands are expected to follow the usual pattern for Milan.
Aug 1, 2026
✎ Update
A second 24-hour ATM Group strike in Milan has been listed for 9 October 2026, this time also called by Confial Trasporti alongside the AL-Cobas action already scheduled for the same day.
Organizers
- AL-COBAS
- CONFIAL Trasporti
Affected Locations
- Milan (Lombardy)
Sources
- https://scioperi.mit.gov.it/mit2/public/scioperi
- https://www.atm.it/it/IlGruppo/personale/Pagine/Adesionescioperi.aspx
- https://moveo.telepass.com/scioperi-ottobre-2026/
- https://www.quotidianomotori.com/mobilita-urbana/sciopero-atm-milano-9-ottobre/
- https://www.sicurauto.it/news/traffico-e-viabilita/sciopero-atm-milano-9-ottobre-2026-orari-e-alternative/
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