Italy: Workers at Port of Civitavecchia to strike March 18-22

Unionized workers at the Port of Civitavecchia plan to go on strike March 18-22. The purpose of the action is to protest allegedly unilateral changes made by management to an existing employment agreement. The work stoppage has the support of four major labor organizations; the unions assert that their members will remain off the job completely for the duration of the strike.

Unless averted, the industrial action will probably prompt significant disruptions to maritime freight and passenger transport at the facility, including to the operation of cruise ships based at Civitavecchia. Such disruptions will likely extend for several days after the strike ends as shipping and travel companies work through their backlogs. Civitavecchia is the main seaport serving Rome.