French Confederation of Christian Workers

The French Confederation of Christian Workers (French: Confédération française des travailleurs chrétiens; CFTC) is one of the five major French confederation of trade unions, belonging to the social Christian tradition.

It was founded in 1919 as the Trade Union of Employees of Industry and Commerce under the inspiration of Exupérien Mas with the goal of safeguarding the material as well as the spiritual interests of its members.^[1] In 1964, the union split, a majority founding the French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT), a non-confessional trade-union.

The CFTC is a member of the International Trade Union Confederation and the European Trade Union Confederation. Its leader is Jacques Voisin.

Professional elections

The CFTC won 8.69% of the vote in the employee's college during the 2008 professional elections. This result, however, is below the CFTC's 9.65% result in 2002, its best showing to date. In 2021 the CFTC won 11% of the vote.

Affiliates

The following federations are affiliated:

• State agents
• Agriculture
• Banks
• Bâti-Mat TP
• CMTE (chemistry, mining, textile, energy)
• National Federation of Agents of Local Authorities - CFTC
• CSFV (trade, services and sales force)
• Graphic, written and audiovisual communication
• FESEP (Federation of Private Education Unions)
• CFTC Education
• CFTC Metallurgy Federation
• CFTC Pôle Emploi Federation
• Post and telecommunications
• PSE Federation (Social Protection and Employment)
• Fédération CFTC Santé-sociales
• General Federation of Transport CFTC

Leadership

General Secretaries

1919: Gaston Tessier

1948: Maurice Bouladoux

1953: Georges Levard

1961: Eugène Descamps

1964: Jacques Tessier

1970: Jean Bornard

1981: Guy Drilleaud

1990: Alain Deleu

1993: Jacques Voisin

2002: Jacky Dintinger

2008: Philippe Louis

2011: Pascale Coton

2015: Bernard Sagez

2019: Eric Heitz

Presidents

1919: Jules Zirnheld

1946: Georges Torcq

1948: Gaston Tessier

1953: Maurice Bouladoux

1961: Georges Levard

1964: Joseph Sauty

1970: Jacques Tessier

1981: Jean Bornard

1990: Guy Drilleaud

1993: Alain Deleu

2002: Jacques Voisin

2011: Philippe Louis

2020: Cyril Chabanier

See also

• French Confederation of Management – General Confederation of Executives
• French Democratic Confederation of Labour
• General Confederation of Labour (France)
• Mouvement des Entreprises de France
• Politics of France
• Solidaires Unitaires Démocratiques
• Workers' Force
• Simone Saint-Dénis

References

• ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9543811-5-8.

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