ABSTRACT
Irrespective of the late arrival of unemployment, French representatives participated in the forums redirecting the work of communist organizations. Launching an unemployed movement from the Paris region had a persuasive logic. It reflected the French Communist Party local strength and the regional concentration of unemployment. The basic unit of the movement was the Comite des Chomeurs (CdCs) which organized the unemployed in the locality. The unemployed responded to communist advances and their interaction had a certain logic of its own. The presence of communist councils meant a very different orientation and conditions for some CdCs. The Union of the Unemployed's (UdC's) self-righteousness was also exhibited in its discussions of politics. Unemployed movements were volatile affairs and the Parisian movement's ranks swelled rapidly in March 1932. At last a strong dynamic from below animated the movement. The fourth congress of the UdC took place on 2 to 4 March 1933. L'Humanite appealed to provincial unemployed movements to send delegates.
