Rome: A nationwide public transportation strike in Italy has halted buses, subways and ferries and forced commuters to move quickly to get to work.
There was chaos and heavy traffic in Rome and major Italian cities on Wednesday after a 24-hour public transportation strike once again paralyzed commuters, travelers and tourists in the Italian capital, a foreign news agency reported.
The strike was called by unions in a show of protest to proposed cuts in funding for public transport in the government’s austerity budget.
Times of the strike varied from city to city. Unions agreed to maintain some service during the rush hours, but subway services in Rome and Milan were hard hit while ferries were affected in Venice.
The transport closures were the most extensive seen in Italy in recent years.
Clashes between Italian police and demonstrators have also seen in Milan in December 2010 against proposed budget cuts in arts and education.
The clashes erupted when the police attacked students present at the demonstration against government’s plan of 37 percent reduction in performing arts subsidies.
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