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Italian Apple Store Strike Hits iPhone 18 Pro Sales Amid Staffing Grievances
An Italian Apple store strike on September 18, 2026, disrupted 17 outlets as the iPhone 18 Pro went on sale worldwide. The strike involved over 1,600 employees from three unions: Filcams CGIL, Fisascat CISL, and Uiltucs.
The workers cited understaffing, rising workloads, and increasing overlap of job duties as reasons for their action. This is not the first time European retail staff have used flagship launch days to press grievances that management says do not affect trading.
Apple reported continued growth in its most recent quarterly filings, with net income of $29,789m on revenue of $109,417m for its fiscal third quarter, which ended June 27, 2026. The company's shares closed at $337.57 as of the strike-day snapshot.