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23-468: Following the resolution of the 1936 general strike of French heavy industry, the government of Léon Blum introduced an act to nationalize the French war industry. The act provided for the creation of seven nationalized aeronautical manufacturing companies: six for aircraft (SNCASE, SNCASO , SNCAN , SNCAO , SNCAM , SNCAC ), and one for aircraft engines ( SNCM - Lorraine-Dietrich ). SNCASE incorporated

46-544: A more effective organization. When the CGPF central council met on 15 May 1936, just after the election of the Popular Front , it was still mostly concerned with minor internal arrangements. Aymé Bernard was the only member who brought up a political situation. He said, I do not think that we are on the eve of disturbances in the streets, but M. Blum is going to take power sooner or later and I think that, while not despairing of

69-610: The Confédération générale de la production française (CGPF) employers' organization , the CGT trade union and the French state. They were signed during a massively followed general strike initiated after the election of the Popular Front in May 1936, which had led to the creation of a left-wing government headed by Léon Blum ( SFIO ). Sometimes referred to by legal scholars as the " Magna Carta of French Labor", these agreements were signed at

92-584: The French Communist Party (PCF), stated that "one must know how to finish a strike, at the moment that the main points have been obtained." His declaration was published in L'Humanité , the press organ of the PCF. Alluding to Marceau Pivert 's famous statement, he recalled that "Not everything was possible but the slogan is still: 'Everything for the Popular Front!' 'Everything by the Popular Front'" Work

115-634: The Hôtel Matignon , official residence of the head of the government, hence their name. The negotiations, in which participated Benoît Frachon for the CGT, Marx Dormoy (SFIO) as under-secretary of state to the President of the Council, Jean-Baptiste Lebas (SFIO, Minister of Labour), had started on 6 June at 3 PM, but the pressure from the workers' movement was such that the employers' confederation quickly accepted

138-607: The International Labor Office . The CGPF was the voice of French industry at the International Economic Conference (1927), International Committee of Economic Experts (1931) and Lausanne Conference (1932). Before 1936–36 the CGFP was handicapped by rivalry among the different industrial groups and by lack of a strong domestic opponent. The International Labor Office said of the CGPF that, "In practice ...

161-527: The de Havilland Sea Venom to provide all-weather and day fighters for the Aéronautique Navale., with 121 two-seat and single-seat Aquilon 20 / 201 / 202 / 203 / 204 built from 1952. Early three digit sequence Four digit model sequence Helicopters (3000-series designation sequence) Late three digit designation sequence Matignon Agreements (1936) The Matignon Agreements (French: Accords de Matignon ) were signed on 7 June 1936, between

184-515: The Alouette emerged as the commercially successful Alouette II and Alouette III , resulting in production runs of several hundreds, with many exported. Fixed wing aircraft were also developed post World War II, with several jet research aircraft and two significant airliners: The SE-2010 Armagnac and the SE-210 Caravelle airliners. Production licences were also obtained from de Havilland for

207-554: The General Confederation of Production is, beyond doubt, only a permanent meeting place for the heads of different federations; its power is ephemeral, inasmuch as it depends on their consent, and yet considerable, if, by the exchange of views, it brings about unanimity between them. The growing power of the General Confederation of Labour (CGT: Confédération générale du travail) forced the CGPF to transform itself into

230-604: The Second World War, the Paris design bureaus of both the nationalized and the private aircraft firms were relocated to avoid capture. SNCASE acquired the failing SNCAM and moved its engineering operations to SNCAM's headquarters at the former Dewoitine factory in Toulouse . During the rationalisation of the nationalised Aircraft Industry during the 1950s, SNCASE merged with SNCASO to form Sud Aviation on March 1, 1957, which in turn

253-601: The damage to a minimum, I do not say avoid it. On 7 June 1936 Alexandre Lambert-Ribot, secretary general of the Comité des forges, signed the Matignon Agreements to end the general strike that had ensued. CGPF President René-Paul Duchemin signed on behalf of French employers. Forces led by the de Wendels and Rothschilds, who were hostile to Duchemin's labour policies, forced an Extraordinary General Assembly in August 1936 to reform

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276-657: The experience gained from absorbing the Liore et Olivier team which had license-built the Cierva C.30 design (as the LeO C.30 and C.301 to C.305 variants), and designing and building the LeO C.34 (derived from Kellett designs). After World War II further work on autogyro's produced the SE.700 and SE.700A multi-seat Liaison autogyros, which were quickly over-shadowed by the rapid development of helicopters. SNCASE continued experimenting with helicopters with

299-632: The facilities of Potez in Berre-l'Étang , CAMS in Vitrolles , Romano in Cannes , SPCA in Marseille and Lioré et Olivier at Argenteuil and Marignane . SNCASE became the largest of the aeronautical Sociétés nationales , with 225 000 m of space in six factories and 2 550 employees. ( 1 700 of the workforce came from Lioré et Olivier, along with 90% of then-current manufacturing contracts.) In 1941, during

322-411: The fate of our country, we must know what we are going to do...In practice one of two things [will happen): either the socialist experiment will succeed and it will be a matter of knowing what we can do to avoid passing completely under the absolute control of a totalitarian state, or this experiment will not succeed, and then, it will end up with bloodshed ... in either case, it will be necessary to reduce

345-632: The financial crisis of 1925 the CGPF supported Raymond Poincaré 's policy and opposed that of the Cartel des Gauches . The government generally chose the CGPF as the agency to represent employers on governmental committees. Thus the CGPF participated in the National Economic Council, National Council of Handicrafts, Higher Council on Educational Methods, Higher Commission on Occupational Diseases, Industrial Hygienic Commission and Commission on Engineering Awards. The CGPF represent French employers at

368-499: The following day the success of the negotiations. Without having to organize strike in each factory in order to gain some advantages for them, all of the workers benefited with these agreements of: Furthermore, Blum's government deposed on 5 June five law projects, prepared by the Minister of Labour Jean-Baptiste Lebas, which were easily adopted during the month. These laws granted: On 11 June, Maurice Thorez , national secretary of

391-459: The help from a team from Focke Achgelis building the SE.3000 , which was a French version of the twin-rotor Focke Achgelis Fa 223 Drache , and the smaller, more conventional, SE.3101 . With this experience SNCASE went on to design the SE.3110 and eventually the SE.3120 Alouette which first flew on 21 July 1951 and broke the helicopter distance and speed records in July 1953 . Production versions of

414-606: The interests of its members. The Union des industries et métiers de la métallurgie (UIMM) acted in effect as the instrument of the Comité des forges steelmakers' association for handling social issues. The UIMM provided logistic support to the Confédération générale de la production française (CGPF), with the result that the CGPF was accused of being simply a puppet of the steel industry. The Fédération des Associations Régionales (FAR), founded in 1919 to represent provincial businesses,

437-458: The unions' terms. A general strike had been initiated in Le Havre on 26 May, accompanied by factory occupations to prevent lock outs , and had quickly spread to all of France. More than a million workers were on strike. The social movement immediately followed the electoral victory of the Popular Front, in order to reach this position of force. Interior Minister Roger Salengro publicly announced

460-425: Was a French manufacturers' association. The Confédération générale de la production française (CGPF) was created at the initiative of Étienne Clémentel . It was founded on 19 March 1919, bringing together 21 employers' federations in an attempt to unite previously competing groups. The CGPF demanded complete freedom from government interference, but the right to participate in any government action that might affect

483-456: Was absorbed into the CGPF in 1923. By 1936 the CGPF had 28 branches. The CGPF claimed to represent all employees, but in fact was mainly controlled by large industrial concerns with headquarters in Paris, particularly metallurgy companies, and was weak in areas such as commerce and banking. The CGPF made its views public on all major issues that affect the economy or social organization. It had special committees to review tax and tariff issues. In

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506-604: Was later amalgamated into Aérospatiale and eventually the Airbus group. Most early Sud-Est aircraft retained their earlier designations, such as the Lioré et Olivier LeO 451 bomber. The first aircraft produced under the Sud-Est marque was the Sud-Est SE 100 (formerly Leo 50) fighter. As well as fixed winged aircraft work, SNCASE carried out research into rotary-winged aircraft capitalising on

529-530: Was resumed at the Renault factories on 13 and 15 June and in the steelworking industry. The délégués du personnel were suppressed under Vichy , and re-established by the 16 April 1945 Act passed by the GPRF provisional government. Conf%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale de la production fran%C3%A7aise The Confédération générale de la production française (CGPF: General Confederation of French Production)

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