''La Bataille syndicaliste'' ('Syndicalist Battle'), renamed ''Bataille'' on 30 September 1915, was a syndicalist morning daily published from

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. It was the central organ of the ''

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'' (CGT).

Publication history

The newspaper was founded in 1911. The founding nucleus of the newspaper consisted of

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(secretary of the editorial bureau, representing the CGT), Harmel (joint secretary, representing postal workers), Dumas (treasurer, representing clothing workers) and Griffuelhes (administrator, representing leather and skin workers). Apart from editing ''La Bataille syndicaliste'', the quartet also worked with the evening newspaper ''L'Intransigeant''. The office of ''La Bataille syndicaliste'' was located at 10, boulevard Magenta. The first issue was published on April 27, 1911. As of 1917 François Marie was the general secretary of the publication. Key contributors included

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, J. Grave, L. Grandidier, Petr Kropotkin, P. Laval, E. Langevin, E. Le Guery and A. Violette. As of 1917 it claimed a circulation of 30,000.

Notable contributors

Notable contributors have included:''Répertoire des périodiques anarchistes de langue française : un siècle de presse anarchiste d’expression française, 1880-1983'', thèse de doctorat, Université d’Aix-Marseille, 1987, 3503 pages
''La Bataille syndicaliste''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bataille syndicaliste 1911 establishments in France 1930 disestablishments in France Newspapers established in 1911 Revolutionary Syndicalism Newspapers published in Paris General Confederation of Labour (France) Defunct newspapers published in France Publications disestablished in 1920 Daily newspapers published in France