Tuscany: CGIL regional general strike on 14 October 2026 (local transport stops for 4 hours)

CGIL has called a regional general strike across Tuscany on Wednesday 14 October 2026, covering public and private sectors for the whole working day. For local public transport the stoppage is limited to four hours, with each operator setting its own slot, and for regional rail it runs from 09:01 to 17:00; the strike notice explicitly excludes GEST, the operator of Florence's tramway, and does not cover schools or air transport.

Why: under the slogan "La protesta non è reato" (protest is not a crime), CGIL is backing the dozens of people — young people, workers, pensioners and union members — summoned to a preliminary hearing in Massa on 14 October over the 3 October 2025 demonstration against the war in Gaza that reached Massa railway station. A march starts at 09:00 in Piazza Garibaldi, Massa, and ends in Piazza Aranci with CGIL leader Maurizio Landini.

What to expect: four-hour stoppages on local bus networks around the region, with guaranteed bands published by each operator a few days before, and possible cancellations of regional trains between 09:01 and 17:00. CGIL is the only union calling the strike.