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Trade union centers

Main national trade union centers

The following three confederal trade unions are considered and recognised by the

Italian Republic Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

as relevant counterpart: *

Italian General Confederation of Labour The Italian General Confederation of Labour (, , CGIL ) is a national trade union centre in Italy. It was formed by an agreement between socialists, communists, and Christian democrats in the "Pact of Rome" of June 1944. In 1950, socialists and ...

(CGIL) *

Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions The Italian Confederation of Trades Unions (, ; CISL ) is a national trade union centre in Italy representing various Catholic-inspired groups linked with Christian Democracy party. It was founded on 30 April 1950, when Catholics in the Italian ...

(CISL) *

Italian Labour Union The Italian Labour Union (, ; UIL ) is a national trade union centre in Italy. It was founded in 1950 as a socialist, social democratic, republican, and laic split from the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL). It represents almost ...

(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 The Italian Confederation of Free Workers' Unions (CISAL) is a national trade union center in Italy. It was formed in 1957 and is affiliated with the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions. References * External links Official site< ...

(CISAL) * Unione Sindacale di Base (USB)usb.it
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Trade unions

An incomplete list of sectorial trade unions includes (alphabetical order): * DIRFOR *

Italian Footballers' Association The Italian Footballers' Association (Italian language, Italian: ''Associazione Italiana Calciatori''), also referred to by the acronym AIC, is the trade union, association for Association football, footballers in Italy. Established on 3 July 196 ...

* UILCA

Structure

Italian unions are built around local chambers of labor (''camera del lavoro''). These chambers largely do not collectively bargain but serve as the clearinghouse for Italian worker assistance, as opposed to other countries, where workers might first appeal to a national union. Workers organize around these chambers rather than at worksites. Italian unions are loose affiliations based on occupation.

References

External links

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CGIL official website
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CISL official website
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UIL official website
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Trade unions A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...