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Jouhaux

American  
[zhoo-oh] / ʒuˈoʊ /

noun

  1. Léon 1879–1954, French labor leader and politician: Nobel Peace Prize 1951.


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Art was creeping up from the not-too-distant Haut Marais, including Galerie Chantal Crousel’s second Parisian exhibition space on the Rue Léon Jouhaux.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2011

In 1909 Socialist Jouhaux became secretary-general of the C.G.T., and for 30 years he was the biggest man in French labor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Particularly unacceptable to Leader Jouhaux was the decree extending the work week from 40 to 45 hours in war industries.

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After the war, Jouhaux helped found the International Labor Organization at the Paris peace conference.

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Jouhaux and his four non-Communist lieutenants on the C.G.T.'s executive board submitted their resignations.

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