Luigi Antonini

Luigi Antonini (1883–1968) was an Italian-American trade union leader and anti-fascist organizer. He was the first Vice President of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, and organizer of the Italian-American Labor Council (IALC). He was one of the first to organize the Italian-American anti-fascist movement. Antonini joined the Anti-Fascist Alliance of North America in 1923. The group revolved around a newspaper published in New York, Il Nuovo Mondo. [1]

Luigi Antonini
Born	1883 Province of Avellino, Italy
Died	1968 (aged 84–85) New York City, United States
Occupation	Labor leader

See also

• Labor history of the United States

References

Notes

1. Cannistraro, Philip V. (1985). "Luigi Antonini and the Italian Anti-Fascist Movement in the United States, 1940-1943". Journal of American Ethnic History. 5 (1): 21–40. ISSN 0278-5927. JSTOR 27500414.

Bibliography

• Grossman, Ronald P. (1969). The Italians in America.
• Salvatore J. LaGumina, "Luigi Antonini." In The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia, ed. S.J. LaGumina, et al. (New York: Garland, 2000), 19–20.

External links

Media related to Luigi Antonini at Wikimedia Commons

• Luigi Antonini Papers at the Center for Migration Studies of New York.
• Luigi Antonini Project
• Guide to the ILGWU. Local 89. Luigi Antonini Correspondence, 1919-1968