André Bergeron
André Bergeron | |
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| General Secretary of Workers' Force | |
| In office 1963–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Bothereau |
| Succeeded by | Marc Blondel |
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| Born | 1 January 1922 Suarce, Territoire de Belfort, France |
| Died | 19 September 2014 (aged 92) Belfort, France |
André Louis Bergeron (1 January 1922 – 19 September 2014) was a French trade union leader.
Born in
After the war, Bergeron moved to Belfort and to printing, and in 1946, he was elected as secretary of the local typographers' union. Along with the majority of local trade unionists, he left the CGT and joined the new Workers' Force (FO). From April 1948, he worked full-time for the federation as its representative for Belfort, and from 1949, he also led the Book Federation. He met Irving Brown, who was helping fund FO with CIA money, and the two became friends, Brown directly funding Bergeron's post. He also helped found the FO Book Federation, and although it saw little success, he was elected to the executive of the International Graphical Federation.[1][2]
In 1950, Bergeron began working in FO's national office, where he was a notable voice in support of
Bergeron retired in 1989. He was critical of the more radical positions adopted by his successor, Marc Blondel. He became president of the Institute for Social History, and wrote several books, including his memoirs. He died in 2014.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d "BERGERON André, Louis". Le Maitron. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Mort d'André Bergeron, secrétaire général historique de FO". Le Monde (in French). 20 September 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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