The Italian Federation of Printing and Paper Workers ( it, Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Poligrafici e Cartai, FILPC) 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 printing and papermaking industries in Italy. The union was founded in 1946 as an affiliate of 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 ...

, bringing together workers who had previously been represented by various craft unions. By 1980, the union had 79,430 members. In 1981, the union merged with the Italian Federation of Entertainment Workers, to form the Italian Federation of Information and Entertainment Workers.

General Secretaries

:1946: Giovanni Valdarchi{{cite book , last1=Gianfagna , first1=Andrea , title=Gli uomini e le donne della Cgil , date=2020 , publisher=CGIL , url=https://www.fondazionedivittorio.it/sites/default/files/content-attachment/Gli%20uomini%20e%20le%20donne%20della%20%20CGIL%20III-ed.pdf , accessdate=22 July 2020 , archive-date=22 July 2020 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722190804/https://www.fondazionedivittorio.it/sites/default/files/content-attachment/Gli%20uomini%20e%20le%20donne%20della%20%20CGIL%20III-ed.pdf , url-status=dead :1967: Giorgio Pavanetto :1970: Giorgio Colzi

References

Printing trade unions Trade unions established in 1946 Trade unions disestablished in 1981 Trade unions in Italy