Christian Associations of Italian Workers
The Christian Associations of Italian Workers (Associazioni Cristiane dei Lavoratori Italiani, ACLI; alternatively translated as Italian Christian Workers' Association)[1] are a widespread lay Catholic association in Italy. Its work is based on the Catholic social teaching.[1]
The ACLI were founded in 1944 in reaction to the decision by Catholic trade unionists to take part to the foundation of the unitary Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL).[2] In 1948 ACLI leaders contributed to the foundation of the Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions (CISL), a Christian-oriented split from the CGIL, which had come under Communist influence. The ACLI first leader, Achille Grandi, was a Christian Democratic member of the Constituent Assembly.[3]
During the leadership of Livio Labor (1961–1969), who would later form a left-wing party named Political Movement of Workers (MPL) and be elected senator for the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) in 1976, the ACLI broke their ties with the DC.[4][5][6] Under Emilio Gabaglio (1969–1972), who proposed a "socialist ipothesis", the ACLI went further to the left; Gabaglio was criticized by Labor and, more important, the ACLI were deplored by Pope Paul VI in 1971.[4][7] Under Marino Carboni (1972–1976) the ACLI made "peace" with the Catholic hierarchy and re-established their "collateralism" with the DC.
The ACLI used to have great influence on Italian society and politics. All its leaders but one, Ugo Piazzi, have played an active role in politics.[4][8] In 1994, when the DC was dissolved, most ACLI members joined the Italian People's Party (PPI), with the notable exceptions of Emilio Gabaglio and Franco Passuello (1994–1998), who joined the Social Christians (CS) and later the Democrats of the Left (DS).[9][10] Giovanni Bianchi (1987–1994) was the president of the PPI from 1994 to 1997. Most recently, Luigi Bobba (1998–2006) has been elected senator for the Democratic Party (PD), the party born in 2007 by the convergence of Democracy is Freedom (DL), in which the PPI was merged in 2002, with the DS, while Andrea Olivero (1998–2006) has been a co-founder of Civic Choice (SC) and, later, of the Populars for Italy (PpI).
Leadership
- Presidents: Achille Grandi (1944–1945), Ferdinando Storchi (1945–1954), Dino Penazzato (1954–1960), Ugo Piazzi (1960–1961), Livio Labor (1961–1969), Emilio Gabaglio (1969–1972), Marino Carboni (1972–1976), Domenico Rosati (1976–1987), Giovanni Bianchi (1987–1994), Franco Passuello (1994–1998), Luigi Bobba (1998–2006), Andrea Olivero (2006–2013), Gianni Bottalico (2013–present)
References
- 1 2 Andall, Jacqueline (2000), "Organizing Domestic Workers in Italy: The Challenge of Gender, Class and Ethnicity", Gender and Migration in Southern Europe: Women on the Move, Berg, p. 148
- ↑ "Come nascono le Acli". Acli.it. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ↑ La Camera dei Deputati. "La Camera dei Deputati". Legislature.camera.it. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- 1 2 3 "Acli Lombardia". Aclilombardia.it. 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ↑ "Livio Labor in Dizionario Biografico – Treccani". Treccani.it. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ↑ "Livio Labor". Acli.it. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ↑ "Le notizie". Acli.it. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ↑ "Le notizie". Acli.it. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ↑ "Emilio Gabaglio - Profilo personale | Partito Democratico". Partitodemocratico.it. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ↑ "Il flop di Passuello, uomo nuovo della Quercia". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. Retrieved 2014-01-05.