"He was terrified of divisions within the union. And he theorised autonomy from political parties. Now that political parties no longer exist, this may seem like a dated discussion, but it is not."
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Aveva il terrore delle divisioni nel sindacato. E teorizzava l'autonomia dai partiti. Oggi che i partiti non ci sono più può sembrare una discussione datata ma non lo è. — From an interview of Paolo Griseri, Benvenuto: "La Cgil di Lama sul Jobs Act avrebbe trattato allo stremo", Repubblica.it (May 31, 2016)
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Luciano Lama
1921 – 1996
Luciano Lama (1921 – 1996) was an Italian trade unionist and politician, General Secretary of Italian General Confederation of Labour from 1970 to 1986.
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