The Italian Federation of Metalworkers ( it, Federazione Impiegati Operai Metallurgici, FIOM) is 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 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
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 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 Parodi
:1945: Antonio Negro
:1946:
Giovanni Roveda
:1955:
Agostino Novella
:1957:
Luciano Lama
:1961:
Bruno Trentin
Bruno Trentin (9 December 1926 – 23 August 2007) was an Italian trade unionist and politician, General Secretary of Italian General Confederation of Labour from 1988 to 1994.
Biography
Trentin was born in Pavie, France, where his parents liv ...
:1977: Pio Galli
:1985:
Sergio Garavini
:1987: Angelo Airoldi
:1991: Fausto Vigevani
:1994: Claudio Sabattini
:2002: Gianni Rinaldini
:2010:
Maurizio Landini
:2017: Francesca Re David
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Metal trade unions
Trade unions established in 1901
Trade unions in Italy