Union of Postal Workers

For the union in Canada, see Canadian Union of Postal Workers.
Union of Postal Workers
Sindacato dei Lavoratori Poste
Formation1993; 31 years ago (1993)
TypeTrade Union
Location
  • Italy

The Union of Postal Workers (Italian: Sindacato dei Lavoratori Poste, SLP) is a trade union representing the staff of Poste italiane.

The union was founded in 1993, when the Italian Union of Post and Telegraph Workers (SILP) merged with the Italian Union of Local Post and Telegraph Agency Workers (SILULAP), and the Italian Union of Workers in Postal Procurement Businesses (SILIAPT). All three organisation participated in the Federation of Postal and Telecommunications Unions, an affiliate of the Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions (CISL).[1] The union's first general secretary was Salvatore Villa.[2]

In 1997, the union was reorganised as the Federation of Postal Workers, directly affiliated to CISL, and by 1998, it claimed 73,394 members.[3] By 2010, this had decreased to 68,075 members.[4] Internationally, it is an affiliate of Union Network International.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "LO STATUTO DEL S.L.P. CISL" (PDF). SLP CISL. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Lutto e cordoglio in SLP. E' morto Salvatore VILLA". SLP. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. ^ Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 405–408. ISBN 0333771125.
  4. ^ "A presidio di Libertà, Giustizia e Democrazia" (PDF). CISL. Retrieved 11 September 2020.