At 8 this morning the taxi drivers' strike began throughout Italy and will last 48 hours.
The protest concerns the opposition to article 10 of the Competition Bill which provides for "the adaptation of the offer of services to forms of mobility that take place through web applications and that use technological platforms for the interconnection of passengers and drivers".
The meeting between Teresa Bellanova, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, and the taxi driver unions did not help to cancel the strike. In Rome, in Piazza della Repubblica, the concentration of white car drivers is expected to parade through the streets of the center to reach Piazza Venezia in a procession. Guaranteed all social services.
IN CAGLIARI - In the Sardinian capital for today the service is guaranteed, but tomorrow the taxis will not take customers on board for 24 hours . The regional meeting is scheduled for 8.30 at Cagliari-Elmas airport for a first sit-in , then the procession of white cars will move to the central Via Roma, in front of the Regional Council, where the representatives of the taxi drivers ask to meet the president of the Sardinian Assembly, Michele Pais . "If this infamous article 10 is not quashed here in Sardinia, 610 families are at risk (out of 412 taxis in circulation, ed) who make a living from this work", explains Giovanni Frongia who with Riccardo Mascia are the Sardinia taxi delegates. "The risk - continue - is that liberalization will lead to disaster, negatively affecting the quality and costs of the service. We apologize for the great inconvenience that will arise not only for citizens but also for tourists who flock to the island, but we are trying to defend our work and our future ".
(Unioneonline / ss)
