A Pensioner of the CGIL (Italian Trade Unions Federation). Notes to a Few Excerpts from an Individual Life and Work Story

This article reconstructs some excerpts of Renzo Baricelli’s personal biography; he used to be a trade unionist of the Pirelli-Bicocca factory during the period of massive strikes known as Hot Autumn (1968-1969). Emphasis is given to his ideas on industrial work, Italian Trade Union Federation (CGIL) roles and to the possibility to turn a „revolution” into a „profession”. „Today” Renzo Baricelli can be considered as a member of a generation, held together by a community of memories; however, „yesterday” he was part of strong collective subjectivities as political parties and trade unions. This article focuses on an analysis of Renzo Baricelli’s life story not reducing collective structures – aimed at political and social actions – to a notion of individuality – the person who remembers himself