Slai Cobas plans a 24-hour stoppage on March 9, citing Italy’s 2026 budget; transport, health, and education services may face delays
Slai Cobas has called a 24-hour multi-sector strike in Milan on March 9 to protest the Meloni government’s 2026 budget. The union argues the spending plan prioritizes military expenditures over healthcare, education, and social welfare. The stoppage will coincide with the 2026 Winter Paralympics and is likely to affect travel to and from the city, with potential disruption to transportation, health, and education services.
Related actions are set across North America this week. In Quebec, blue-collar workers in Kirkland plan a two-day strike from March 4–5, with essential services maintained under a ruling by the Administrative Labour Tribunal. In California, registered nurses represented by SEIU Local 121RN are set to begin a five-day strike at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank over staffing and proposed changes to health and retirement benefits, according to the union. In Mexico, 1,300 Tridonex workers represented by SNITIS plan to strike in Matamoros on March 6 to demand full payment, following legal procedures that include a March 3 conciliation hearing.
Labor actions scheduled for March 2–9 span municipal services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transport across Italy, Canada, Mexico, and the United States.