ROME (Sputnik) — Some 80 percent of all waste collectors in the country have joined the strike, Ansa news agency reported.
The unions said that the previous agreement with the municipal authorities expired in December 2013, while a new one was still to be signed, media reported.
The previous 24-hour strike was held by the unions on May 25, and as a result rubbish began to pile up in the streets of the Italian cities.
