Edmond Maire

Edmond Maire (; 24 January 1931 – 1 October 2017) was a French labor union leader. He was the secretary general of the French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT) from 1971 to 1988. He was dismissive of strike actions and supported a more equal division of labour.

Early life Edmond Maire was born on 24 January 1931 in Épinay-sur-Seine near Paris. His father was a railroad employee for the SNCF at the Gare du Nord, and his mother was a housewife. For example, Maire dismissed strike actions as "old labour mythology." He was succeeded by Jean Kaspar.

Maire joined the Socialist Party in 1974. He was close to Pierre Mendès France, Michel Rocard and Jacques Delors. He was a supporter of the 35-hour workweek passed by the Socialist government under Prime Minister Lionel Jospin in 2000.

Death and legacy Maire died on 1 October 2017 at the age of 86. One of his sons, Jacques Maire, is a member of the National Assembly for En Marche!

Upon his death, Muriel Pénicaud, the French Minister of Labour, tweeted that Maire "transformed and inspired industrial relations."