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(15 Jul 2005)

1. Buses driving toward the Colosseum
2. Various buses driving past bus stop
3. Bus passing man waiting at stop
4. Electronic sign reading: "Strike from 08.30 until 17.30"
5. Tourists waiting at bus stop
6. SOUNDBITE (English): Mike, British tourist:
"It's very difficult now I'd imagine. We'd hoped to get the tube today to go to the Vatican. Taxi is really expensive, so I don't know."
7. Various of closed Colosseum underground station entrance
8. SOUNDBITE (Italian): Alessandro, Voxpop:
(Q: Did she expect disruptions?) "Sincerely I didn't know it, or actually I didn't remember it."
9. Wide shot of the Colosseum
10. SOUNDBITE (Italian): Luca, Bus Driver:
"Today we are on strike for the sick leave, because they are trying to cancel pay for the first three days of sick leave, which we are guaranteed."
11. Bus stop with parked buses

STORYLINE:

Buses, trams and subways halted across Italy on Friday because of a daylong strike by the country's local transport workers.

The timing of the strike varied in different cities, with the walkout beginning at 8:30 a.m. (0630 GMT) in Rome and
Naples, 8:45 a.m. (0645 GMT) in Milan, and 9 a.m. (0700 GMT) in Florence and Venice.

Labour unions said the service would be guaranteed during morning and evening rush hours.

Unions called the strike to protest against the shifting of health provision costs from the state to transport companies.

They staged a strike over the same issue in May.

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