Italy: Italo Strikes for Monday 9 November Called Off — Trains Run Normally

The Italo strikes are called off — Italo high-speed trains will run as scheduled on Monday 9 November. The two national stoppages planned for the day at Italo (NTV) — one called by Uiltrasporti for 02:00–23:59 and a second, joint action by five unions for 09:01–16:59 — were revoked by the unions on Friday 6 November, after an indication from the Strike Guarantee Commission.

The calling-off was confirmed in a press release from FIT-CISL, one of the unions involved, which announced that the strike planned for Monday 9 November had been revoked. The Strike Guarantee Commission — the Italian body that oversees strike action in essential public services — had indicated that the stoppages should not go ahead, and the unions withdrew them.

That means Italo’s published timetable stands on Monday. Trains on the Turin–Milan–Venice–Bologna–Florence–Rome–Naples routes run as booked, and there is no need to check a list of protected services. Trenitalia was never part of this dispute: its trains, including Frecciarossa services, were always due to run normally.

Passengers who changed their plans when the strikes were first announced can use Italo’s normal channels — the operator’s website, app and ticket offices — to check a booking and sort out any change.

What to do about the Italo strikes

No action is needed. Travel as planned on Monday 9 November and allow your usual time to reach the station. If you rebooked or cancelled after the strikes were announced, check Italo’s conditions for changing or refunding your ticket before you travel. To be sure, check your trip to confirm the Italo strikes really are called off for Monday 9 November. The Italo strikes are called off for Monday, but another strike weekend follows later in November: see Italy’s strike weekend on 20 to 22 November.

Sources: FIT-CISL press release (fitcisl.org), announcing the revocation of the Monday 9 November strike; the Strike Guarantee Commission. A note on this correction: StrikeWatch first reported the 9 November stoppages from Italy’s official strike registers, recording the times as they were announced. When a strike is called off, we correct the story — the unions revoked these stoppages on 6 November, before the day itself.