Italian Federation of Construction and Allied Workers

The Italian Federation of Construction and Allied Workers (Italian: Federazione Italiana Lavoratori Costruzioni e Affini, FILCA) is a trade union representing workers in the construction industry in Italy.

The union was founded on 15 March 1955 in Rome, when the Italian Construction Workers' Federation merged with the United Federation of Wood, Artistic and Allied Workers and the National Federation of Abrasives, Glass and Ceramic Workers. Like all its predecessors, the union affiliated to the Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions.[1]

Membership of the union grew from 107,407 in 1955,[2] to 187,911 in 1998. At that time, 70% of the union's members worked in construction, 20% in wood manufacturing, and the remainder mostly in ceramics and glass.[3] By 2016, membership had grown further, to 258,901.[4]

General Secretaries
1955: Stelvio Ravizza[5]
1976: Nino Pagani[5]
1979: Giancarlo Pelachini[5]
1981: Carlo Mitra[5]
1987: Natale Forlani[5]
1991: Raffaele Bonanni[5]
1999: Cesare Regenzi[5]
2003: Domenico Pesenti[5]
2016: Franco Turri[5]

References
  1. "La nostra storia". FILCA. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. Mitchell, James P. (1955). Directory of Labor Organizations: Europe. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. p. 17.1–17.24.
  3. Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 405–408. ISBN 0333771125.
  4. "Chi siamo". FILCA. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. "I Segretari generali". FILCA. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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