School Strike on November 20, 2026: A Full Day Off, and the List of Unions in the MIM Notice
Notice no. 64 from Italy's education ministry, reported by Orizzonte Scuola, sets a full day of strike on Friday, November 20, for school staff and the education and research sector.
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On Friday, November 20, 2026, staff across Italy's school system and the education and research sector are called to a strike covering the whole day. Notice no. 64, issued on November 12 by the Ministry of Education and Merit, reports the actions called by eleven trade unions, among them the CGIL confederation with FLC CGIL joining, the COBAS confederation, SGB and CIB Unicobas. According to Orizzonte Scuola, the stoppage may affect the regular running of school activities. The reasons lie in the budget: CUB, which is taking part, points to the staffing cuts planned in the draft budget law as the main motive for the protest.
The strike was announced with Notice no. 64 of November 12, 2026, issued by Italy's Ministry of Education and Merit and reported by Orizzonte Scuola the same day. The date is Friday, November 20, 2026, the stoppage covers the whole day and concerns staff of the Comparto and the Area Istruzione e Ricerca. According to the outlet, the mobilisation may affect the regular running of school activities.
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The notice lists eleven adhesions: USB P.I.; Confederazione CGIL, with FLC CGIL joining; SISA; S.I.D.L.; Federazione Gilda Unams; CLAP; Confederazione COBAS; Sial Cobas, with CUB Confederazione, ADL Varese and CUB SUR joining; SGB; CIB Unicobas, with Unicobas Scuola&Università joining; SSB. The list is the ministry's own, not a selection by this newsroom.
The reasons are not in the MIM notice, which only reports the call. The main organisation taking part, CUB Scuola Università Ricerca, sets them out in a statement of its own: according to the union, the draft budget law foresees a cut of 4,925 teaching posts and 2,049 ATA staff positions from the 2027/2028 school year, and confirms a 1,500-euro contribution for families choosing private state-recognised schools. These are the union's figures and should be read as such: they refer to a draft bill, not an approved law. In the same statement CUB writes that October inflation rose to 5.4% and calls, in capitals, for "VERI AUMENTI RETRIBUTIVI E LE ASSUNZIONI NECESSARIE" — real pay rises and the necessary hirings — for staff.
The second independent source consulted is that CUB statement itself, which confirms the date and the nature of the initiative: "SCIOPERIAMO IL 20 NOVEMBRE" — we strike on November 20. A third confirmation comes from a school circular, no. 88, published on November 11 by the Istituto Comprensivo Daniela Mauro in Pessano con Bornago, which announces the November 20 stoppage to teachers, families and ATA staff. None of the three sources diverges on the date or the duration.
For families, one practical point remains: November 20 is listed as a full day, and each school will send its own circular stating which services stay open. The ministry notice does not list essential services, which are a matter of union agreements and of the rules on strikes in public services.