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PURSUANT TO ART. 9 OF THE PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 18/138 OF 23.4.2018 BY THE GUARANTEE COMMISSION

Given that:

– WITH RESOLUTION NO. 1223/26 OF 13.10.2026, THE GUARANTEE COMMISSION FOUND THAT THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GENERAL STRIKE BY THE USB TRADE UNION, FOR THE ENTIRE DAY OF OCTOBER 30, 2026, VIOLATED THE EXEMPTION PERIOD RULE LINKED TO THE COMMEMORATION OF THE DEAD AND THE OBJECTIVE RAREFACTION RULE, INVITING THE TRADE UNIONS TO EXCLUDE THE AFFECTED SECTORS (INCLUDING THE LOCAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT SECTOR) OR TO REFORMULATE THE STRIKE PROCLAMATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW AND SECTOR REGULATIONS.

• TO DATE, NO WITHDRAWAL HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE ABOVE-MENTIONED UNION.

We inform the affected users that on Friday OCTOBER 30, 2026, the PUGLIA and BASILICATA branches of the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) trade union have announced their participation in the national general strike, lasting 24 (twenty-four) hours, covering the entire workday for all public and private categories, proclaimed by the same union on October 6, 2026.

This strike has been called for the following reasons:

1. For action on the general economic situation through:
   • Structural measures to prevent the continuous rise in prices of all essential goods, in particular energy products, fuels, and food products;
   • For the elimination of VAT on essential goods, the reduction of excise duties on fuel, protection for household electricity and gas users, a stop to evictions and clearances, and the linking of rents to wages.
2. For action on wages and pensions:
   • Automatic adjustment of wages and pensions to the cost of living, decoupled from contract renewals and calculated using an inflation index not adjusted for imported energy products.
   • Wage increases and a base contractual minimum wage of no less than 000 euros, equivalent to 12 euros per hour.
   • A stop to measures against the public pension system and to raising the retirement age, with greater protections for public and private sector workers.
   • Protection of jobs, starting with ILVA and the automotive sector, and protection of the environment and
3. For an end to rearmament policies and support for Israel and Ukraine:

• A stop to European and Italian rearmament plans and the allocation of funds to public services, price containment, and housing policy.
• Suspension of institutional relations and collaborations with Israel, with a full embargo on weapons, materials, technologies, and dual-use goods.
• Compliance with Law 185 of 1990 against arms trafficking with countries involved in wars or responsible for human rights violations.
• A stop to the plan to militarize ports and strategic infrastructure (MMA) and the related automation processes.
• A stop to the militarization of schools, universities, and

4. Against all police measures that infringe on spaces for expression and democracy, through which attempts are being made to silence protests.
5. Against all institutional choices that have a clearly discriminatory tone, and to demand the regularization of all foreign workers.

Please be advised that the participation percentages recorded by the above-mentioned union in the last strike are:

• Puglia 1.90%, Basilicata 2.16%

All services will nonetheless be guaranteed during the guaranteed time bands, namely from 5:30 AM to 8:30 AM and from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM, whose timetables are indicated in the attached schedule, together with the union bulletins.

At the end of the strike, service will resume regularly.