I have new info direct from Trenitalia about October 5th possible strikes

Thank you SJ, Again, a previous post by kenko said my Trenitalia Frecciarossa train from Bolzano to Milan Central should not be affected, it's my Regional from Milan Central to Varenna that would be affected. We've rented a car for that scenario. As far as Bolzano to Milan, if we have a week to make other arrangements, we'll make it part of the adventure.

I’ve got three hotels booked on different dates and places in case we get stuck, or have to travel a day early to our next place.
All able to be cancelled in the hope that there are no train strikes on October 5th.
I feel like I live inside my computer the last few days!
I’ll be calling Trenitalia as soon as possible 7 days before that!
If we can’t get definite information then, we will just try and travel the day before and “eat” the price of the already booked tickets which can’t be changed or refunded.

Good luck to everyone else….I need a vacation! ;))

Thank you so much for sharing the information. Hope you travels go well and you get some vacation time!

The information now on other travel forums is suggesting that the agent I spoke to was giving me incorrect information and that Trenitalia is made aware 10 days in advance of strike days.
This could be important depending if and when you have to cancel or rebook your plans.

I don’t really know what to believe now, quite honestly, and I’m not sure anyone anywhere knows what will really happen on any given day !
The agent I spoke to volunteered the information she gave me, I didn’t have to drag it out of her and she sounded confident.
I can’t imagine why they would volunteer false information.
Perhaps I’ll give them another call in a day or two.

On October 5, it does look like ALL of Trenitalia’s trains along with Italotreno’s trains should run as scheduled— whether they are RE “Regionale” trains or high-speed trains—they all should run as scheduled.
I had read four or five publications to find out which trains would be affected ( “TheLocal it,”. “Euronews,” “ Wanted in Rome,” “Crisis24” etc.). with some stating trams buses, “local and regional” trains along with “metropolitan“ trains would be idled by the strike.
Strike the word “Regionale” trains as being targeted by the strike. They are not.
Unions are required to give notice of a strike at least 10 days in advance, so it is advisable to check the government Sciovi website along with the Trenitalia and Italotreno websites for bulletins on September 25– ten days from October 5.
Strikes in Italy would be so much easier to understand if there were fewer transport unions and fewer overlapping public transportation agencies.
Then again. It’s all the ambiguity that makes Italy the adventure it is!
Safe travels!

The difference between 10 days and 7 days will be because it clearly takes the train companies time to work out which trains they can run with the available staff.
I very much doubt that Trenitalia were giving you false information, just being realistic about the timescales involved, to plan things.