PRESIDENT HOLLANDE MADE A TRIBUTE TO GEORGES SEGUY OF UNION CGT

USPA NEWS - “Georges Seguy has been a major player in the social life of our country during the 15 years in which he headed the CGT, 1967-1982. Georges Seguy dies at 89 and has left its imprint the social scene, particularly during the 1968 strikes that led to the Grenelle agreements" President Hollande said

GEORGES SEGUY WAS A MAJOR PLAYER OF FRENCH UNION CGT “Georges Seguy has been a major player in the social life of our country during the 15 years in which he headed the CGT, 1967-1982. Georges Seguy dies at 89 and has left its imprint the social scene, particularly during the 1968 strikes that led to the Grenelle agreements of which he was a key architect.“ President Hollande Said "He died early yesterday afternoon" following a "disease", told AFP Elyane Bressol, president of IHS, which said the former secretary general of the CGT " was hospitalized for several days in hospital Montargis in the Loiret ". President Hollande presents his condolences to his family and dearest “ He is remembered as a sincere and passionately devoted to social justice man. "To his family and loved ones, I extend my deepest condolences. At the CGT and its secretary general, I imagine the trouble I express my solidarity.“ “He was also very young, a valiant resistance. Member of Communist Youth, he became the leader of a group of French Mavericks and supporters." President Hollande said GEORGES SEGUY WAS ARRESTED BY THE GESTAPO AND DEPORTED ---------------------------------------------------- Arrested by the Gestapo and deported, he remained until the end of his life a tireless campaigner memory of the Resistance. As a Railwayman, he joined the Federation CGT confederation and became its secretary general in 40 years. Georges Seguy has left its imprint the social scene, particularly during the 1968 strikes that led to the Grenelle agreements of which he was a key architect. Throughout his life, he embodied an offensive unionism. Ready to engage struggles but also to negotiate good compromise. It thus participated in numerous social progress in our country. Georges Seguy had wanted to continue his activism transferring his experience to the new generations, including as President of the Institute of Social History of the CGT.