(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 7 - Italy's cities are braced for major disruption on Friday due to a nationwide local public transport strike affecting bus, tram and metro services.
    Usually there are periods during rush-hours that are exempt for such strikes but, for the first time since 2005, Friday's protest will not any time.bands in which serves are guaranteed.
    The strike was called by Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl, Uiltrasporti, Faisa Cisal and Ugl Fna over the failure to renew the sector's collective labour contract, the lack of resources devoted to it and to call for better health and safety.
    The unions will also stage a demonstration outside the transport ministry in Rome on Friday.
    An eight-hour strike of railway workers was held across Italy on Tuesday after a ticket inspector working on a regional train was stabbed near the Liguria station of Rivarolo. (ANSA).