CGIL
‑ Italian General Confederation of Labor
About
5.2 million 1997, ~ 50% retirees ‑ strongest among blue collar industrial workers
Left‑wing
oriented ‑ ties to both PCI and PSI
CISL
‑ Italian Confederation of Workers Unions
About
3.9 million 1997, ~50% retirees
Large
Catholic element but not exclusively Catholic
UIL
‑ Italian Union of Labor
About
1.7 million 1997, ~25% retirees ‑ strongest in public sector
Ties
to both PSI and small center parties but also now formally autonomous