The Public Services Federation (french: Fédération des services publics) is a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

representing

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workers in France. The union was founded on 6 December 1903 at a meeting in

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, held on the initiative of the General Confederation of Labour (CGT). It was initially named the National Federation of Municipal and Departmental Workers. By 1914, the union had 33 affiliates, with a total of 14,000 members. In 1919, it became the National Federation of Public Services, representing workers employed by municipal government. It suffered a major split in 1922, when the

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(CGTU) left the CGT, but it rejoined in 1936, giving the union 180,000 members. By 1946, the union had grown further, to 300,000 members. Annie Lacroix-Riz, ''La CGT de la Libération à la scission de 1944-1947'', éditions sociales, 1983, p.91 In 1948, the right wing of the union left to form the Federation of Public Service and Health Service Staff, affiliated to

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 ...

. In 1979, the Health and Social Protection Federation split away from the union. Membership in 1994 was down to 50,865, but it has since grown steadily, reaching 85,000 in 2019, making it the largest union affiliated to the CGT.

General Secretaries

:1919: Maurice Copigneaux :1921: :1925:

Ernest Michaud Ernest François Michaud (5 December 1884 – 8 August 1939) was a French trade union leader. Born in Breloux-la-Crèche, Michaud trained as a carpenter, then found work on the railways. In 1910, he joined the local railway workers' union, be ...

:1937: Lucien Jayat :1945: Raymond Bomal :1948: Henri Lartigue :1963: Raymond Barberis :1978: :1999: Maïté Lassalle :2009: Baptiste Talbot :2019: Natacha Pommet

External links

*{{official website, https://www.cgtservicespublics.fr/

References

Public sector trade unions Trade unions established in 1903 Trade unions in France