The Italian Federation of Chemical Workers ( it, Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Chimici, FILC) 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 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 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 vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, when it affiliated to the recently formed

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 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 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 ...

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 Political Science ...

References

{{reflist Chemical industry in Italy Chemical industry trade unions Trade unions established in 1901 Trade unions disestablished in 1960 Trade unions in Italy