Atac and Cotral workers will strike on January 24: buses, trains, trams and metro are at risk throughout the day, excluding journeys in the guarantee bands. This is the first major mobilization of the year, called by Cobas Lavoro Privato, ADL, SGB, Cub Trasporti, the Cobas, Usb and Orsa workers associations. The workers will cross their arms against the policies of the Minister of Transport, Matteo Salvini, and will ask for a change of course in the management of public transport not only in Rome but throughout Italy. The mobilization follows the one called on January 23 by the taxi sector.
Times and methods of the strike.
Atac informs that on January 24, the service will be guaranteed exclusively during the legal periods, that is, from the beginning of the daytime service until 8:29 in the morning and from 5:00 to 7:59 p.m. in the afternoon. The strike affects the entire Atac network, including connections made by other subcontracted operators, and the entire network of RomaTpl and ATI Autoservizi Troiani/Sap operators in the Roma Capitale area and in the municipalities of the metropolitan city. In short, all road transport in the province of Rome will also be paralyzed. Furthermore, during the strike, the service of escalators, elevators and stairlifts will not be guaranteed in the stations of the metro-railway network, which will possibly remain open.
Articulation of the strike
During the night of January 23 to 24, the service of night bus lines will not be guaranteed, while the service of daytime lines that have scheduled routes beyond midnight will be guaranteed. Lines 86-170 -246-301-451-664-881-916-980 and lines 314-404-444 of the RomaTpl company are also regular.
On January 24, in addition to what has already been said, daytime trips that have trips scheduled beyond midnight will not be guaranteed, excluding night trips on lines 38-44-61-86-170-246-301- 451-664. Also at risk -881-916-980 and lines 314-404-444 of the RomaTpl company. Finally, on the night of January 24 to 25, bus service will be guaranteed.
cotral
Cotral workers will also cross their arms. Regional buses and trains will therefore be in danger, in particular the Metromare and Roma Viterbo. The service will be regular until 8:30 in the morning. Then cancellations will be possible until 5 p.m., when the service should, conditionally, return to normal until 8 p.m. New inconveniences, then, until the end of the service.
Strike January 24
-Cotral (@BusCotral) January 18, 2024
Reasons for the strike
There are several reasons that led to the proclamation of the 24-hour strike. Cobas Lavoro Privato, Adl, SGB and CUB Trasporti ask for a salary increase of 300 euros, the reduction of the working day from 39 to 35 hours per week, with the same salary, and the reduction of driving time and the working day of employees. drivers. More safety and health at work not only for operators but also for users of the local public transport service. Finally, they ask that privatizations and the corresponding tenders for the TPL be blocked.
The Usb and the Cobas Workers Association place first the battle against “any form of limitation of the right to strike”, in clear reference to the recent precepts of the Minister of Transport, Matteo Salvini. From an economic point of view, they ask for an increase in starting salaries for new hires and an end to the privatization of the public service.