ABSTRACT
At a fundamental level, as Coriat suggests and the Conclusion analyzes, the Socialist government has limited the scope of economic reforms by failing to democratize relations of production. The French Democratic Confederation of Labor was first, probably because it sought to distinguish itself from the CGT and because it aimed to develop a global project bridging the Leninist division between trade union and political activity. The Socialist government's attempt to develop such a project is examined in the Conclusion. Organized labor is at a crossroads, forced to confront capitalist crisis, a declining mode of regulation, and new historic possibilities. At the same time organized labor must confront its own divisions, which have persisted in face of a left electoral victory. The next years will provide a critical test of organized labor’s strength and radical commitment.
