CISL Scuola is a trade union representing school teachers in Italy.
The union was founded in 1997, when the
National Union of Elementary Schools
The National Union of Elementary Schools ( it, Sindacato Nazionale Scuola Elementare, Sinascel) was a trade union representing primary and nursery school staff in Italy.
The union was founded in 1945, when the Italian School Federation was divid ...
merged with the National Middle School Union. Both unions had been part of the loose Italian Federation of Schools, Universities and Research, which dissolved. Like both its predecessors, the union affiliated to the
Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions
The Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori (''CISL''; ''Italian Confederation of Trade Unions'') is an Italian trade union association representing various Catholic–inspired groups linked with Christian Democracy.
It was founded on 30 Apr ...
.
In 1998, the union claimed 168,736 members,
and by 2006, this had grown to 211,246, making it the largest teachers' union in the country.
General Secretaries
:1997: Daniela Colturani
:2004: Francesco Scrima
:2015: Maddalena Gissi
External links
*{{official website, http://www.cislscuola.it/
References
Education trade unions
Trade unions established in 1997
Trade unions in Italy