"I often thought it would be more efficent to list the Italian transportation workers who were NOT considering striking in any given month!"

Bill

LOL at Bill's comment! In a way it's reassuring that despite the madness of the world we live in we can count on Italy maintaining that time honored tradition, the dreaded "sciopero".

All the times I've visited Italy there has been some form of strike going on. These are usually short in duration, although of course, depending what your plans for the day are, can prove to be very disruptive.