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General Confederation Of Labour (Italy)
General Confederation of Labour ( it, Confederazione Generale del Lavoro, CGdL) was an Italian labor union, founded in 1906, under the initiative of socialist militants. Having survived the Fascist dictatorship and the Second World War as an underground organization, the CGL joined the cross-party CGIL labor federation in 1945. History Founding The Confederazione Generale del Lavoro was founded 1 October 1906 but its formation goes back to the first Camera del Lavoro (Workers' Hall) begun in Milan in 1891, and to the founding of its largest constituent unions (especially the FIOM national metal workers' union created in 1901). The CGdL's first secretary was the Reformist Socialist Rinaldo Rigola (1906–1918). It affiliated to the International Secretariat of National Trade Union Centres. Growth and decline In the first few years, membership of the federation grew rapidly, reaching 383,770 in 1911. It then fell, but boomed at the end of World War I, and by 1920 had reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million Military personnel, personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Air warfare of World War II, Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Establishments In Italy
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Modern History Of Italy
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Trade Unions In Italy
A list of national trade union centers in Italy include: Trade union centers Main national trade union centers The following three confederal trade unions are considered and recognised by the Italian Republic as relevant counterpart: * Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) * Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions (CISL) * Italian Labour Union (UIL) Other union centers A list of other minor sectorial or independent trade union centers includes (alphabetical order): * Confederazione del Comitati di Base (COBAS) * CONFSAL * General Labour Union (UGL) * Italian Confederation of Free Workers' Unions (CISAL) * Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) * Unione Sindacale Italiana (USI) Trade unions An incomplete list of sectorial trade unions includes (alphabetical order): *DIRFOR * Italian Footballers' Association * UILCA Structure Italian unions are built around local chambers of labor (''camera del lavoro''). These chambers largely do not collectively bargain but serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Federation Of Textile Workers
The Italian Federation of Textile Workers ( it, Federazione Italiana Operai Tessili, FIOT) was a trade union representing workers in textile manufacturing and processing in Italy. The union was founded on 28 April 1901, when a wide variety of local trade unions formed the National Federation of the Textile Arts. It launched a journal, ''The Textile Arts'', and its membership increased from 4,000 at foundation, to 20,000 by the end of the year. It launched an unsuccessful campaign for a maximum 10 hour working day. Its campaign to limit child labour was more successful, achieving a ban on under-12s in 1902, and under-14s in 1905. It also achieved statutory maternity leave. In 1904, the union renamed itself as the Italian Confederation of Textile Arts, and soon affiliated to the new General Confederation of Labour. It achieved little in the remainder of the decade, heavily divided between reformists and revolutionary syndicalists. In 1911, it became the Italian Federation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Federation Of Metalworkers
The Italian Federation of Metalworkers ( it, Federazione Impiegati Operai Metallurgici, FIOM) is a trade union representing workers in the metal and engineering industries in Italy. The union was founded at a conference in Livorno, on 16 June 1901. In 1906, it was a founding affiliate of the General Confederation of Labour. Membership grew steadily, and by 1916, it had reached 22,445. In 1919, the union signed an agreement limiting working hours to a maximum of 48 a week. It was banned by the fascist government in 1924. The union was re-established in 1944, and affiliated to the new Italian General Confederation of Labour. By 1946, it had 638,697 members. Although both the social democratic and Christian democratic groups soon split away, by 1949, the union still claimed 609,094 members. By 1998, membership had declined to 365,942. General Secretaries :1901: Ernesto Verzi :1907: Silla Coccia and Cleobulo Rossi :1908: Bruno Buozzi :1924: ''Union banned'' :1944: Giovanni P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Federation Of Hat Workers
The Italian Federation of Hat Workers ( it, Federazione italiana lavoranti cappellai, FILC) was a trade union representing hatters in Italy. The union was founded in 1901, on the initiative of the Monza trades council, which itself had been founded by the local hatters' union. From 1902, the union was led by Ettore Reina, a former compositor. By 1902, the union already had 5,220 members, and that year, it achieved the first in a series of collective agreements. In 1906, it became a founding affiliate of the General Confederation of Labour (CGL). The union focused not just on improving the pay and conditions of its members, but also on solidarity action in the defence of workers more generally. It affiliated to the International Union of Hatters, and from 1921 hosted the international's headquarters. By 1922, its membership had reached 8,470. However, the rise of fascism in Italy led to a decline in membership, and the union was banned in 1926. After World War II, the uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Federation Of Chemical Workers
The Italian Federation of Chemical Workers ( it, Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Chimici, FILC) was a trade union representing workers in the chemical industry in Italy. The union was founded in 1901, as the Italian Chemical Workers' Federation, and was a founding affiliate of the General Confederation of Labour. It was banned by the fascist government in 1926, but re-established after World War II, when it affiliated to the recently formed Italian General Confederation of Labour. By 1954, it had 123,286 members. In 1960, the union merged with the Italian Union of Oil Workers, to form the Italian Federation of Chemical and Oil Workers. General Secretaries :1945: Roberto Cuzzaniti :1946: Italo Viglianesi :1949: Eugenio Guidi :1954: Luciano Lama Luciano Lama (14 October 1921 – 31 May 1996) was an Italian trade unionist and politician, General Secretary of Italian General Confederation of Labour from 1970 to 1986. Biography Role in the resistance Lama graduated in Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Federation Of Agricultural Workers (Italy)
The National Federation of Agricultural Workers ( it, Federazione Nazionale fra i Lavoratori della Terra, Federterra) was a trade union representing rural workers in Italy. The union was founded in Bologna on 23 November 1901, and brought together 758 local unions, with a total of 152,000 members, the vast majority in the north of Italy. It grew quickly, having 220,000 members by the end of 1902, and 900,000 by the end of World War I. In the north of the country, it mostly recruited agricultural labourers, but in the central areas, most of its members were sharecroppers, and in the south, it recruited all workers in rural areas and smaller towns. In 1905, Argentina Altobelli was appointed as the union's national secretary, an almost unique example of a woman leading a major trade union open to both men and women in this period. Under her leadership, the union affiliated to the new General Confederation of Labour. The National Federation of Agricultural Co-operatives was found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Confederation Of Workers' Trade Unions
The Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori (''CISL''; ''Italian Confederation of Trade Unions'') is an Italian trade union association representing various Catholic–inspired groups linked with Christian Democracy. It was founded on 30 April 1950, when Catholics in the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) left after they clashed with the communists on the issue of a general strike provoked by the latter. Like the French ''Force Ouvrière'' (FO) union, it received financial support from Irving Brown, leader of the international relations of the US AFL–CIO and a CIA contractee.The Most Dangerous Man '''', 17 March 1952. < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Labour Union
The Italian Labour Union or UIL ( it, Unione Italiana del Lavoro) is a national trade union center in Italy. It was founded in 1950 as a socialist, social democratic, ( republican) and laic split from the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL, ''Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro''). It represents almost 2.2 million workers. The UIL is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Background On June 3rd, 1944, while Italy was involved in World War II, party leaders Giuseppe Di Vittorio, Achille Grandi, and Emilio Canevari signed the " Pact of Rome" on behalf of Italian Communist Party (PCI), Christian Democracy, and PSI respectively. The resulting association, known as the "United CGIL", was established to unify all the Italian workers under one banner, without regard to their political and religious views. It was the culmination of cooperative efforts by all the anti-fascist part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
