The Italian Federation of Chemical and Allied Workers ( it, Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Chimici ed Affini, FILCEA) was a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

representing chemical and some manufacturing workers in Italy. The union was founded in December 1968, when the

Italian Federation of Chemical and Oil Workers The Italian Federation of Chemical and Oil Workers ( it, Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Chimici e Petroliferi, FILCEP) was a trade union representing workers in the chemical and mining industries in Italy. The union was founded in 1960, when the ...

merged with the Federation of Glass and Ceramics. Like its predecessors, it affiliated to the

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

. By 1998, the union had 128,566 members, of whom 90% worked in the chemical industry, and most of the remainder in glass and ceramics. In February 2006, the union merged with the National Federation of Energy Workers, to form the Italian Federation of Chemical, Energy and Manufacturing Workers.

General Secretaries

:1968: Giovan Battista Trespidi :1977: Fausto Vigevani :1981: Ettore Masucci :1986: Giuliano Cazzola :1988:

Sergio Cofferati Sergio Cofferati (born 30 January 1948) is an Italian trade unionist and politician. Secretary general of CGIL from 1994 to 2002, Mayor of Bologna for the Democrats of the Left from 2004 to 2009 and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 20 ...

:1990: Franco Chiriaco :2000: Edoardo Guarino :2002: Mauro Guzzonato :2003: Giacomo Berni :2004: Alberto Morselli

References

{{reflist Chemical industry in Italy Chemical industry trade unions Trade unions established in 1968 Trade unions disestablished in 2006 Trade unions in Italy