Federation of Health and Social Services

The Federation of Health and Social Services (French: Fédération des services de santé et services sociaux, Santé Sociaux) is a trade union representing

The union was founded in 1935, as the Federation of Professional Syndicates of Hospital and Social Services, and affiliated to the French Confederation of Christian Workers (CFTC). The union was banned during World War II, but was reconstituted after the war. In 1964, the union, like the majority of the CFTC, it transferred to the new French Democratic Confederation of Labour.[1]

By 1995, the union claimed 60,000 members, and was the largest affiliate of the CFDT.[2] Its leader from 1996 until 2001 was François Chérèque, who went on to become the general secretary of the CFDT.[3]

By 2017, the union's membership had grown to 93,570.[4]

General Secretaries
1964: Poinseau
1967: Marie-Jeanne Lafont
1973: Daniel Desmé
1977:
1996: François Chérèque
2001:
2017: Évelyne Rescanières

References
  1. Gebusson, Maurice (1985). CFTC, 50 ans d'action syndicale en secteur sanitaire et social. Édition interne fédérale.
  2. Ebbinghaus, Bernhard; Visser, Jelle (2000). Trade Unions in Western Europe Since 1945. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 267. ISBN 0333771125.
  3. Noblecourt, Michel (2 January 2017). "François Chérèque, ancien secrétaire général de la CFDT entre 2002 et 2012". Le Monde. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. "La CFDT en bref". Institut Superieur du Travail. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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