Pierre Monatte

Pierre Monatte
Monatte c. 1915
Born(1881-01-15)15 January 1881
Monlet, France
Died27 June 1960(1960-06-27) (aged 79)
Vanves, Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationPrinter
Known forTrade unionism

Pierre Monatte (15 January 1881 – 27 June 1960) was a French trade unionist, a founder of the Confédération générale du travail (CGT, General Confederation of Labour) at the beginning of the 20th century, and founder of its journal La Vie Ouvrière (Workers' Life) on 5 October 1909. Monatte has been considered one of the great figures of revolutionary syndicalism.