Word: jouhaux
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Dates: during 1936-1936
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...founders, that, since the day has come to rejuvenate this old house, it appears impossible to invite you to participate in this restoration." Inexpressibly shocking to French business was the prompt appointment by the Government to the new board of Regents of goateed, rabble-rousing Labor Leader Leon Jouhaux, who last week flew to Spain's "Red" Government Capital of Madrid. To Paris businessmen this suggested that M. Jouhaux had gone to arrange a loan by the Bank of France to Spanish foes of Capitalism...
Most vexed was paunchy old Léon Jouhaux, longtime French trade union superboss. On paper his Confédération Générale du Travail (General Labor Confédération) "represents without political leanings all workers aware of the struggle to make final the distinction between the employer and his employes," to quote its grandiose Charter. Strictly speaking, "Papa" Jouhaux had been supposed to represent the great bulk of employes in French large-scale industry. Soon after the new Cabinet took office fortnight ago he met French employers' representatives at a conference presided...
Coming back from Geneva to Paris, as soon as he heard that "in principle" the great majority of strikes seemed to have been settled locally, Trade Union Boss Léon Jouhaux estimated that the wage increases, the shortening of the worker's week to 40 hours and the enforced improvement of working conditions must increase French production costs by at least 35%-and they are already among the highest in the world, most other countries having cheapened their prices by cheapening their money. Unquestionably this week Le Peuple Souverain thought they had won higher wages in gold standard...