General Confederation of Labour (historical)

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The General Confederation of Labour (historical) was a major Italian trade union confederation closely linked to the socialist movement and central to early 20th-century labor struggles in Italy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf labour organization
trade union confederation
activity collective bargaining
organization of strikes
trade unionism
workers’ representation
classification historical trade union organization
continent Europe
country Italy
fieldOfWork industrial disputes
labour rights
social policy
goal defence of workers’ rights
expansion of social legislation
improvement of working conditions
increase of wages
hasHistoricalContext development of socialist parties and unions in Europe
pre-fascist Italy
rise of mass politics in Italy
hasIdeology class struggle
hasMember Italian trade unions
headquartersLocation Italy
historicalRole central actor in Italian industrial conflicts before fascism
key organization in the institutionalization of Italian trade unionism
ideologicalOrientation socialism
influenced later Italian trade union confederations
influencedBy European socialist trade union traditions
language Italian
linkedTo Italian working class
socialist trade union currents in Europe
locatedIn Italy
movement Italian labour movement
socialist movement in Italy
notableFor close links to the socialist movement
coordination of Italian trade unions
role in early 20th-century labour struggles in Italy
opposedBy conservative political forces in Italy
employers’ associations in Italy
politicalAlignment Italian Socialist Party
represents industrial workers in Italy
manual labourers
urban working class
scope national
sector industrial relations
labour relations
status defunct organization
timePeriod early 20th century
typeOfOrganization national confederation of trade unions

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Biennio Rosso mainParticipants General Confederation of Labour (historical)
this entity surface form: General Confederation of Labour (Italy)
Popular Front (France) supportedByOrganization General Confederation of Labour (historical)
this entity surface form: General Confederation of Labour
Italian Socialist Party tradeUnionAffiliation General Confederation of Labour (historical)
PSI tradeUnionAffiliation General Confederation of Labour (historical)
subject surface form: Italian Socialist Party