Savino Pezzotta
Encyclopedia
Savino Pezzotta is an Italian trade union
ist and politician, and the president of the White Rose
party.
(CISL) and later became a trade union
organizer.
In 1972 he joined the Political Movement of Workers, a group of progressive
left-wing Catholics, and was a candidate for the Movement in the general election of 1972
, obtaining 117 votes. After the small movement disappeared, he dedicated himself to trade union activity.
From 1993 to 1998, he was regional secretary of the CISL in Lombardy
. In 1999 he joined the union's national leadership, and was elected its secretary-general one year later. He resigned this post after the general elections of 2006
.
party. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies
in the 2008 general elections
.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
ist and politician, and the president of the White Rose
White Rose (Italy)
The White Rose , whose official name is Popular Civic Federative Movement , is a Christian-democratic and centrist political party in Italy.-History:...
party.
Trade unionist
Pezzotta was a textile worker since 1959. In 1963 he joined the Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade UnionsItalian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions
The Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori is an Italian trade union association representing various Roman Catholic-inspired groups linked with Christian Democracy....
(CISL) and later became a trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
organizer.
In 1972 he joined the Political Movement of Workers, a group of progressive
Progressivism
Progressivism is an umbrella term for a political ideology advocating or favoring social, political, and economic reform or changes. Progressivism is often viewed by some conservatives, constitutionalists, and libertarians to be in opposition to conservative or reactionary ideologies.The...
left-wing Catholics, and was a candidate for the Movement in the general election of 1972
Italian general election, 1972
The Italian elections of 1972 were held on May 7. The sixth Parliament of republican Italy was selected, while voters were 37,049,654 for the Chamber of Deputies and 34,524,108 for the Senate....
, obtaining 117 votes. After the small movement disappeared, he dedicated himself to trade union activity.
From 1993 to 1998, he was regional secretary of the CISL in Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
. In 1999 he joined the union's national leadership, and was elected its secretary-general one year later. He resigned this post after the general elections of 2006
Italian general election, 2006
In the Italian general election, 2006 for the renewal of the two Chambers of the Parliament of Italy held on April 9 and April 10, 2006 the incumbent prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, leader of the center-right House of Freedoms, was narrowly defeated by Romano Prodi, leader of the center-left The...
.
Politician
In 2008 Pezzotta became the president of the newly founded White RoseWhite Rose (Italy)
The White Rose , whose official name is Popular Civic Federative Movement , is a Christian-democratic and centrist political party in Italy.-History:...
party. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
in the 2008 general elections
Italian general election, 2008
A snap general election was held in Italy on 13 April and 14 April 2008. The election came after President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament on 6 February 2008 following the defeat of the government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi in a January 2008 Senate vote, and the unsuccessful tentative...
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