A transport strike during an official test event for the Milan-Cortina Olympics highlighted why organizers are negotiating with trade unions to avoid a similar scenario during next year's Winter Games.
When workers for Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM) walked off their jobs last Friday, Milan’s metro, bus and tram system ground to a halt, leaving organizers of a short-track speedskating event having to call in emergency buses to transport schoolchildren to the arena in Assago on Milan’s outskirts that will also host the sport during the Olympics.
