ITALY: 150,000 TRANSPORT DRIVERS START 2-DAY STRIKE

Record ID: 342040

  • Title: ITALY: 150,000 TRANSPORT DRIVERS START 2-DAY STRIKE
  • Date: 28th September 1966
  • Summary: SCENES IN ROME -- PEOPLE USING VARIOUS KINDS OF UNUSUAL TRANSPORT. Initials RM/V/PW/SGM Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 13th October 1966 13:00
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  • Location: ROME, ITALY
  • Country: Italy
  • Reuters ID: LVA6JNV5MNXWORFQ9ASXG4ZMFF3E
  • Story Text: ITALIANS WALKED, CYCLED OR DROVE THEIR OWN CARS TO WORK TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AS 150,000 MUNICIPAL AND LOCAL TRANSPORT WORKERS MANY COMMUTERS TRAVELLED IN LORRIES PROVIDED BY THE ARMY.

    THE STRIKE IS AFFECTING BUSES, TRAMS, UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS, AND LAKE STEAMERS, BUT STATE RAILWAYS ARE RUNNING NORMALLY. IT INVOLVES 110,000 MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT WORKERS AND 40,000 DRIVERS OF PRIVATELY OWNED BUSES.

    EMERGENCY TRANSPORT CONSISTED OF ARMY TRUCKS, PRIVATE CARS AND A FEW BATTERED PRIVATE TRUCKS. PEOPLE QUEUED AT BUS STOPS HOPING TO BE PICKED UP, AND TRAFFIC JAMS IN ROME WERE EVEN WORSE THAN USUAL.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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