The National Council of the Resistance directed and coordinated the different movements of the French Resistance during World War II: the press, trade unions and political parties hostile to the Vichy
Members of the CNR after the Liberation of Paris, September 1944. From left to right: Jacques Debû-Bridel (FR), Pierre Villon (FN), Gaston Tessier (CFTC), Robert Chambeiron (deputy secretary-general), Pascal Copeau (Libération-Sud), Joseph Laniel (AD), Jacques Lecomte-Boinet (CDLR), Georges Bidault (president), André Mutter, Henri Ribière (Libération-Nord), Daniel Mayer (SFIO), Jean-Pierre Lévy (Franc-Tireur), Paul Bastid (PR), Auguste Gillot (PCF), Pierre Meunier (secretary-general) and
Charles de Gaulle, circa 1942
Drawing of Jean Moulin based on iconic photo with hat and scarf, cross of Lorraine in background
The French Confederation of Christian Workers is one of the five major French confederations of trade unions, belonging to the social Christian tradition.
National Council of the Resistance
…Louis Saillant (Confédération générale du travail) Gaston Tessier (Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens) Representatives of the six main political parties of the French Third Republic…
Sens, 2023 French protests.