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A trade union or labor union, often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages and benefits, improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees and protecting and increasing the bargaining power of workers.
Syndicalism is a revolutionary current within the labour movement that, through industrial unionism, seeks to unionize workers according to industry and advance their demands through strikes and other forms of direct action, with the eventual goal of gaining control over the means of production and the economy at large through social ownership.
The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) was an international trade union. It came into being on 7 December 1949 following a split within the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), and was dissolved on 31 October 2006 when it merged with the World Confederation of Labour (WCL) to form the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).
The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade unions established in 1945. Founded in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the organization built on the pre-war legacy of the International Federation of Trade Unions as a single structure for trade unions world-wide, following the World Trade Union Conference in London, United Kingdom.
The Italian Labour Union is a national trade union centre in Italy. It was founded in 1950 as a socialist, social democratic, republican, and laic split from the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL). It represents almost 2.2 million workers.
Irving Brown was an American trade unionist and leader in the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and subsequently the AFL-CIO. Brown played a prominent role in Western Europe and Africa during the Cold War in splintering communist-led labor movements. Along with former Communist Party of the USA member Jay Lovestone, he founded the American Institute for Free Labor Development in 1962.
The National Federation of Italian Agricultural Labourers and Employees was a trade union representing agricultural workers in Italy.
The Italian Federation of Garment Workers was a trade union representing workers involved in making clothing and footwear in Italy.
The Italian Railway Union was a trade union representing railway workers in Italy.
The Italian Federation of Hauliers and Inland Waterway Workers was a trade union representing transport workers in Italy.
The National Federation of Local Authority and Healthcare Workers was a trade union representing public sector workers in Italy.
The Italian Federation of Credit Company Employees was a trade union representing workers in the finance sector in Italy, principally in banking.
The Italian Federation of Construction and Allied Workers is a trade union representing workers in the construction industry in Italy.
The Italian Federation of Metal Mechanics is a trade union representing metal and engineering workers in Italy.
The Italian Transport Federation is a trade union representing workers in the transport sector in Italy.
The Italian Federation of Textile Workers was a trade union representing workers in the textile industry in Italy.
The United Italian Federation of Clothing Workers was a trade union representing workers in the clothing and footwear industries in Italy.
The Federation of Chemistry was a trade union representing workers in chemical and related industries in Italy.
The Italian Federation of Book Workers was a trade union representing printing workers in Italy.
The Italian Federation of Agricultural Employees and Labourers was a trade union representing workers in the agricultural sector in Italy.