I am a craftsman.
Once I was a "free trader" but then I had to change classification to sell my products, which were not only more professional performances.
In 2004 I became a craftsman and then in the same year I became a member of Confartigianato the province of Vicenza and the moderate cost that I was raised was less than 100 euros in annual spending.
For my stupidity or ignorance (call it what you want) I never bothered to control the cost of membership dues for the years to follow, because I never thought it would be increased every year, unilaterally, by association, and without notifying members .
I only discovered this year when my new accountant showed me that with the usual form F24 that you pay to February 16, in addition to INPS and INAIL was pouring even more than 200 (two hundred) euro!

Who has deep knowledge of the needs of artisans?
Who can have valid reasons to represent and defend the interests of artisans?
Who is able to provide a range of services designed to measure real craftsmen?
Who can have a definite responsibility of the problems and specific regulations that affect farmers?
(these lines are written in their site)

Incacchiato, I sent an email to the craftsmen, asking what to do to cancel my subscription, and a couple of days later I received a call asking me why I wanted to "disassociate".
In response I asked if the share had risen since last year, the answer was obviously yes and I have asked "when does a member is to know the price of the share?" - "In February, when pay "-" And when the deadline, according to contract, to terminate the association? "-" by September "-" ie 5 months before we know if the share has risen!

With all the email / fax / letters / magazines that they send me, they never deign to inform me that each year the quota was increased. And a partner like me and like many others, can not remove the association in September, if he has no idea what's going to cost from there to 5 months!

Also, with so much that they make you pay for this beautiful part, is not providing services who knows! Conventions "the pipe" (to be kind): Subscriptions to magazines, ACI Vicenza, Agency for work, Agip Viacard autotrasp., Decorated for vehicles, Analysis on textiles, Insurance, Good food, fuel, commerce, fees SIAE, Computer, ...
But what's the first thing you need a worker on their own (or part of trust funds, if you can not get paid by clients)? The accounts! And 'the price to the artisans and the same call asking any study of external trade, and much higher than I can ask a single accountant.

I wonder whether this is legal only if they increase the share of association, unilaterally and without giving prior notice.
I'd love to hear the voice of someone who knows something.