Sergio Garavini
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Sergio Garavini was an Italian politician, writer and trade unionist.
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At a very young age, he entered the Italian Communist Party
(PCI) and the trade union Italian General Confederation of Labour
(CGIL), which he contributed to reform after the defeat in the FIAT
internal elections of 1955. Her was subsequently regional secretary of CGIL, secretary of FIOM (CGIL's metallurgic workers confederation) and, finally, national secretary of CGIL.
In the trade union conflict between Fausto Bertinotti
(who always favoured strikes) and Sergio Cofferati
(more incline to mediation), Garavini usually sided for the first policy, but also proposed intermediate solutions such as the intermittent strike or the permanent consultation.
As a member of PCI, he supported Rossana Rossanda
when she formed the party-newspaper il manifesto
and was later expelled from the party, but Garavini never abandoned it. He was a staunch supporter of the automatic recovery of salaries against inflation, which was introduced thanks to CGIL in 1975. He was elected in the Italian Chamber of Deputies
in June 1987, being confirmed in the elections of five years later.
When PCI secretary Achille Occhetto
proposed to renounce to the party's communist nature and to form the Democratic Party of the Left
, Garavini founded, on 15 December 1991, the Communist Refoundation Party
, of which he was national secretary until 1993, when he resigned, being replaced by Fausto Bertinotti.
In 1995 Garavini, then a deputy for the Communist Refoundation, voted confidence to the center cabinet led by Lamberto Dini, in contrast with his party's guidelines. Subsequently, he left to form, together with the party's right wing such as Lucio Magri
and Famiano Crucianelli, the Movement of Unitarian Communists, which in 1998 merged with the center Democratic Party
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Garavini wrote numerous essays on Italian politics and trade unions, such as Ripensare l'illusione. Una prospettiva dalla fine del secolo of 1993. He died in Rome in September 2001.
Biography
Garavini was born in TurinTurin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
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At a very young age, he entered the Italian Communist Party
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
(PCI) and the trade union Italian General Confederation of Labour
Italian General Confederation of Labour
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(CGIL), which he contributed to reform after the defeat in the FIAT
Fiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...
internal elections of 1955. Her was subsequently regional secretary of CGIL, secretary of FIOM (CGIL's metallurgic workers confederation) and, finally, national secretary of CGIL.
In the trade union conflict between Fausto Bertinotti
Fausto Bertinotti
Fausto Bertinotti is an Italian politician and former leader of the Partito della Rifondazione Comunista. On April 29, 2006, after the center-left coalition's victory in the Italian general election, he was chosen by the new parliament as President of the Chamber of Deputies .-Trade...
(who always favoured strikes) and Sergio Cofferati
Sergio Cofferati
Sergio Cofferati is an Italian politician who, after serving as mayor of Bologna for the Democrats of the Left from 2004 to 2009, and thus has been elected as Member of the European Parliament in 2009 for the Italian Democratic Party....
(more incline to mediation), Garavini usually sided for the first policy, but also proposed intermediate solutions such as the intermittent strike or the permanent consultation.
As a member of PCI, he supported Rossana Rossanda
Rossana Rossanda
-Biography:Rossanda was born in Pula, then part of Italy. She studied in Milan and was a pupil of philosopher Antonio Banfi. At a very young age, she took part in the Italian resistance and, after the end of World War II, she entered the Italian Communist Party . After a short period, secretary ...
when she formed the party-newspaper il manifesto
Il Manifesto
il manifesto is an Italian newspaper. While it calls itself communist, it is not connected to any political party. It was founded as a monthly review in 1969 by a collective of left-wing journalists engaged in the wave of critical thought and activity on the Italian left in that period. Prominent...
and was later expelled from the party, but Garavini never abandoned it. He was a staunch supporter of the automatic recovery of salaries against inflation, which was introduced thanks to CGIL in 1975. He was elected in the Italian 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 June 1987, being confirmed in the elections of five years later.
When PCI secretary Achille Occhetto
Achille Occhetto
Achille Occhetto , nicknamed Akel, is an Italian political figure.-Biography:Occhetto was born in Turin. He served as the secretary-general of the Italian Communist Party between 1988 and 1994 Achille Occhetto (born 3 March 1936), nicknamed Akel, is an Italian political figure.-Biography:Occhetto...
proposed to renounce to the party's communist nature and to form the Democratic Party of the Left
Democratic Party of the Left
The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:...
, Garavini founded, on 15 December 1991, the Communist Refoundation Party
Communist Refoundation Party
The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....
, of which he was national secretary until 1993, when he resigned, being replaced by Fausto Bertinotti.
In 1995 Garavini, then a deputy for the Communist Refoundation, voted confidence to the center cabinet led by Lamberto Dini, in contrast with his party's guidelines. Subsequently, he left to form, together with the party's right wing such as Lucio Magri
Lucio Magri
Lucio Magri was an Italian journalist and politician.-Biography:Magri was born in Ferrara and was one of the founders of the far-left newspaper il manifesto....
and Famiano Crucianelli, the Movement of Unitarian Communists, which in 1998 merged with the center Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
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Garavini wrote numerous essays on Italian politics and trade unions, such as Ripensare l'illusione. Una prospettiva dalla fine del secolo of 1993. He died in Rome in September 2001.