The Union syndicale des magistrats, commonly abbreviated as USM, is the French largest (and majoritarian)

magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judici ...

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 ( ...

– both in terms of membership (roughly 2,000 out of 8,000 magistrates) and support in professional elections (68% of the vote in the 2013 trade union elections). The USM claims to be apolitical, contrary to the

Syndicat de la Magistrature The Syndicat de la Magistrature (SM; English: Magistrate's Union) is France's second largest magistrates' trade union in terms of membership after the more conservative Union syndicale des magistrats. Political positions Close to the left-wing pa ...

(SM), the second-largest union, that often expresses strong left-wing views and opposition to conservative policies.

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