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L’institut d’étude et de prévention des maladies professionnelles de la CGT (1937-1939)

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From 1936 onwards, the CGT does its transition from a vanguard trade-union to a mass trade-unionism. As a consequence of the Spring 1936 massive strikes, the CGT appeal a lot of new adherents and then become a real representative organisation. Jointly with the government social policy, CGT develops a trade unionism of services. One of these organisations is the Institute of professional diseases prevention who become a new achievement of French trade union strategy for health and workers protection.