Adnkronos (Adnkronos) – While awaiting official confirmation of the level of participation in the national strike called yesterday, October 30th, by several independent unions, the CGIA Research Office estimates that the strike has cost the country up to 817 million euros. If we also include indirect costs, the "loss" could likely be around one billion euros.
"Given that striking is a fundamental right, enshrined in Article 40 of the Constitution, it entails direct and indirect 'costs' that have immediate repercussions on those who strike."
The CGIA recognizes that every strike has a cost that is difficult to quantify, extending beyond the day's absence from work and impacting citizens, businesses, public finances, and workers themselves. Often, the mere announcement effect is enough to influence the behavior of many public service users, not only resulting in fewer hours worked, but also lower productivity and lower tax and social security revenues.
Considering that the National Health Service in Italy provides 2,5 million services every day, these inconveniences are compounded by the costs of rescheduling and lengthening waiting lists, which weigh especially heavily on the most vulnerable patients, among others.
According to initial provisional estimates, the association in Italy, based on daily added value in 2026 expected to be around 5,6 billion euros, calculates how much productivity is lost for each employee who joins the strike, based on the level of participation.
If yesterday's rate was 20%, the cost to the country system, according to the CGIA Research Office, could have reached 817 million euros, to which must be added a whole series of indirect costs that could bring the overall loss to around one billion euros.
At the regional level, however, the most critical situations are felt primarily in the most industrialized areas of the country. Assuming a 20 percent strike participation rate across all regions, the "cost" in Lombardy reaches a peak of €193,6 million. Lazio follows with €94,3 million, Veneto with €75,3 million, Emilia-Romagna with €74,6 million, and Piedmont with €60,2 million.
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