Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail
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| French Democratic Confederation of Labour | |
| Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail | |
| Founded | 1964 |
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| Members | 875,000 |
| Country | France |
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| Key people | François Chérèque, secretary general |
| Office location | Paris, France |
| Website | www.cfdt.fr |
The Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail (CFDT or "French Democratic Confederation of Labour") is a
national trade union center, one of the five major French confederations of
History
It was created in 1964 when a majority of the members of the Christian union Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens (CFTC) decided to become secular. The minority kept the name CFTC.
At first, under the lead of Eugène Descamps, the CFDT presented itself like a Social-democratic confederation close to the Unified Socialist Party (Parti socialiste unifié or PSU) which was led by Pierre Mendès-France. It came to terms with the CGT, which was dominated by the Communist Party. This alliance took a part in the May 68 upheaval. Then, the CFDT was auto-gestionary.
In 1974, many PSU and CFDT members joined the Socialist Party (Parti
socialiste or PS) led by François Mitterrand. Behind
In the 1980s, after François Mitterrand's election and his choice to follow Socialist economic policies, the CFDT appeared like a pro-governmental organization. During this time a lot of members and voters were lost. In the 1990s, under the lead of Nicole Notat, the CFDT chose a strategy of independence towards PS. In this, it supported Alain Juppé's plan of Welfare State reform. It replaced FO like "main partner" of employers and right-wing governments, and to the presidence of social security offices.
In 2003, the support of the new CFDT leader François Chérèque of the plan of pensions reform caused an internal crisis. Some CFDT members left the confederation and chose the CGT or the autonomous trade unions SUD. However, the CFDT participated with the other confederations to the 2006 conflict about the Contrat première embauche.
Famous members
- Eugène Descamps
- Jacques Chérèque
- Edmond Maire
- Nicole Notat
- François Chérèque
- Pierre Rosanvallon
See also
- Politics of France
- other trade unions
- Mouvement des Entreprises de France
References
- (2005) in ICTUR et al,: Trade Unions of the World, 6th, London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
External links
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