FLORENCE, 12 November 2026 – On Friday, 20 November, tram services on Lines T1 and T2 may experience delays or cancellations due to a 24-hour national general strike called by CGIL, joined by FILT-CGIL, and due to the participation of Confederazione COBAS Lavoro Privato in the national general strike called by Confederazione COBAS and Sial Cobas.

The strike will involve both operating staff and administrative employees.

The strike will take place from the beginning of service until 6:30 a.m., from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and from 8:00 p.m. until the end of service. Guaranteed service periods will be from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. and from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Service regularity outside the guaranteed periods will depend on staff participation in the strike.

Participation in the most recent 24-hour strike called by FILT-CGIL was 26.36%, while participation in the most recent 24-hour strike called by COBAS was 13.19%.

FILT-CGIL’s reasons for the strike:

• Opposition to the rising cost of living and inflation;
• Criticism of current economic and budget policies;
• Tax reform and measures to reduce inequalities;
• Industrial and employment policies;
• Wages, collective bargaining agreements and pensions;
• Consultation on the State Budget Law;
• Protection of younger generations.

COBAS’s reasons for the strike:

• Opposition to the rising cost of living, which makes it difficult to afford essential goods;
• Support for the reintroduction of automatic mechanisms to fully adjust wages and pensions to real inflation;
• Opposition to the war economy and the shift of resources from social spending to military expenditure;
• Opposition to the reduction of 7,000 teaching and school staff positions in public education;
• Support for major investments in public healthcare, schools, universities, transport and social assistance services, along with significant cuts to military spending;
• Opposition to outsourcing policies and the misuse of involuntary part-time work;
• Support for a general reduction in working hours and the introduction of a statutory minimum wage;
• Opposition to the Italian government’s security decrees, which COBAS believes restrict social movements and protests.

For updates, passengers are invited to consult the electronic information displays at tram stops, visit www.gestramvia.it, or follow the official social media channels:

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