The Federation of Employees and Managers (french: Fédération des employés et cadres, FEC) is a

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representing

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in France. The federation was established on 13 July 1893 as the National Federation of Employees, and was a founding element of the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) in 1895. It lost some members when the

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split away from the CGT, but they rejoined in 1935. Under the leadership of

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, the union opposed the Vichy government, and was banned, but continued to organise illegally and was reconstituted on the liberation of France. In 1947, it voted to leave the CGT, objecting to the influence of the

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, and it became a founding element of

Workers' Force The General Confederation of Labor - Workers' Force (french: Confédération Générale du Travail - Force Ouvrière, or simply , FO), is one of the five major union confederations in France. In terms of following, it is the third behind the CGT ...

. By 1995, the union had 36,500 members. As of 2020, it has 11 sections: * Agricultural Organisations * Casinos and Gaming * Clerks and Notaries * Commerce * Credit * Insurance * Miscellaneous * Press, Publishing and Advertising * Services * Shipping Companies * Social Organisations

General Secretaries

:1893: André Gély :1894: Coulon :1895: Victor Dalle :1896: Sapience :1897: Arthur Rozier :1909: Paul Aubriot :1919: Léopold Faure :1920: Georges Buisson :1929:

:1950: Adolphe Sidro :1965: Marius Allègre :1974:

Marc Blondel Marc Fiacre Henri Blondel (2 May 1938 – 16 March 2014) was a French trade union leader. Born in Courbevoie, Blondel grew up with his mother in Hénin-Liétard, while his father was active in the French Resistance. After the war, the fam ...

:1980: André Montagne :1984: Yves Simon :1993: Rose Boutaric :2007: Serge Legagnoa :2018: Sébastien Busiris

External links

*{{official website, http://www.fecfo.fr/

References

Clerical trade unions Trade unions established in 1893 Trade unions in France