This article discusses the current characteristics of trade unionism in Italy. First, however, attention is paid to the initial imprinting of the model, which stemmed from the circumstances in which the trade unions were reconstituted at the end of WWII, and whose far-reaching consequences are...

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- Author's Preface -- CHAPTER I. The Climate of Italian Trade Unionism -- CHAPTER II. The Political Atmosphere of Trade Unionism -- CHAPTER III. Socialism and Trade Unions Till 1914 -- CHAPTER IV. Catholic Trade Unions Before Fascism -- CHAPTER V. The Rise of...