Philippe Martinez

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Philippe Martinez

Philippe Martinez (born April 1, 1961 in Suresnes on the western outskirts of Paris ) is a French trade unionist and has been General Secretary of the Confédération générale du travail (CGT) trade union since February 3, 2015 .

Life

Martinez is a son of Spanish immigrants . He spent his school days in Rueil-Malmaison .

He became Technicien de la métallurgie (about: metallurgy technician) and from 1982 worked at the Renault plant in Boulogne-Billancourt . There he was délégué central of the CGT. He was a long time activist in the French Communist Party ; In 2002 he resigned from the party.

In February 2008 he became general secretary of the Fédération des travailleurs de la métallurgie (FTM-CGT) of the CGT, the third largest branch of the CGT with 60,000 members at the time.

2013 he was appointed to the commission exécutive chosen the CGT.

In January 2015 it became apparent that he would succeed Thierry Lepaon; until then he was little known to the general public.

The CGT started strikes in May 2016. Martinez apparently wants to force the withdrawal of a labor market reform bill; On May 24th he called for a “generalization of the strike, everywhere, in all factories”.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ L'Express , April 8, 2015: "La gueule de l'emploi"
  2. ↑ a b c d Le Monde February 3, 2015: Philippe Martinez élu secrétaire général de la CGT
  3. ↑ Le Figaro : Philippe Martinez, new homme clé de la CGT
  4. ↑ lesechos.fr February 3, 2015: CGT: Philippe Martinez, un pragmatique qui cultive une image de dur
  5. ↑ Lemonde.fr / AFP: Philippe Martinez, un "métallo" à la tête de la CGT
  6. ^ Mustache, mystère et main de fer: qui est Philippe Martinez, le nouveau secrétaire général de la CGT? France Télévisions February 4th 2015
  7. ↑ FAZ.net / Michaela Wiegel May 24, 2016: Labor dispute in France: The strike gets a mustache
personal data
SURNAME Martinez, Philippe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French trade unionist
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Suresnes