0-07-1943 First issue of underground newspaper Arbeiter and Soldat printed by French Trotskyists and aimed at German soliders [more]

1-07-1943 The first issue of underground newspaper Arbeiter und Soldat, produced by Trotskyists and aimed at German soldiers, appears [more]

1-07-1992 Occupation of the Théâtre de l'Odéon during intermission, the first in a series of actions to protest against a plan to cut unemployment insurance. [more]

2-07-1909 Aernoult, a trade unionist, sentenced to 2 years in prison for strike action, assigned to the Bat d'Af, died the day after his arrival in Algeria of brutality inflicted by his officers. His body is repatriated thanks to a campaign by l’Humanité. [more]

15-07-1920 Women win the right to join a union without permission from their husbands. [more]

19-07-1888 Strike until August 17, of the earthworkers in Paris during which Eudes, the former general of the Commune died. [more]

21-07-2000 End of the strike at Cellatex in Givet (Ardennes) which began on July 5; following the liquidation of their company, the employees threaten to dump acid in a river to draw attention to their plight. [more]

24-07-1867 Law legalizing the Workers' Production Associations, precursors of the SCOPs or worker-owned co-ops. [more]

27-07-1914 At the call of the CGT, a large crowd in Paris manifested its opposition to the coming war; there are identical events in the provinces (Lyon, Limoges, etc.). [more]

27-07-1944 The Provisional Government of the French Republic (GPRP), installed in Algiers, repeals the Vichy labour charter. All unions except the CGPF are re-established. [more]

28-07-1907 Raon-L'Etape. 1,050 soldiers present in the city to control 600 workers on strike for a week. The army destroys their barricades then fires on a peaceful parade, 2 workers dead and 32 wounded. [more]

30-07-1908 Meeting in Draveil. 10,000 public works workers on strike since May 2 then march towards Villeneuve St. Georges. Pushing them back onto the railroad embankments, the mounted dragoons draw sabers and charge: 4 dead and 200+ wounded. [more]

30-07-1914 Publication in L’Humanité of anti-war manifestos from the Socialist Party and Group in Parliament, the General Confederation of Labour; meetings and events in Paris and in the provinces. [more]