Using oral history, this essay reconstructs the genesis of the NIdiL CGIL and the debates that have characterized the union throughout its existence. Through the collection of memoirs of local and national trade unionists, the essay traces the discovery of contemporary precariousness and the first attempts at worker organization, as well as the debates surrounding the scope of union representation along the boundary between subordinate work and self-employed but subaltern. Particular attention is paid to the internal dynamics of the union organization and its historical self-representation, challenged by economic and production restructuring and the emergence of new subjectivities in labour. The second essay reconstructs, through a dialogue with the three General Secretaries of NIdiL who held office between 2006 and 2026—Filomena Trizio, Claudio Treves, and Andrea Borghesi—the main challenges the organization faced, both in terms of representation and political action, during the turbulent 2010s of the twenty-first century.
Fondazione Valore Lavoro, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-4927-0744
Tuscia University, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-9747-9104
Chapter Title
Un sindacato del XXI secolo
Authors
Stefano Bartolini, Maria Paola Del Rossi
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1098-0.09
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Book Title
Il sindacato che non c’era
Book Subtitle
Venticinque anni di NIdiL CGIL
Authors
Stefano Bartolini, Maria Paola Del Rossi
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
308
Publication Year
2026
Copyright Information
© 2026 Author(s)
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Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1098-0
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1097-3
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1098-0
Series Title
Studi e saggi
Series ISSN
2704-6478
Series E-ISSN
2704-5919