▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁this ▁trade ▁union . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁union ▁management ▁and ▁hundreds ▁of ▁CG T ▁members ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁led ▁by ▁Georges ▁C lem ence au , ▁who ▁called ▁the ▁troops ▁to ▁open ▁fire ▁on ▁the ▁strik ers . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I : ▁D iss ension ▁▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Lé on ▁J ou h aux , ▁the ▁Confeder ation ▁joined ▁the ▁" s ac red ▁union " ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁which ▁prov oked ▁the ▁CG T ' s ▁first ▁internal ▁division . ▁While ▁J ou h aux ▁tried ▁to ▁associate ▁the ▁CG T ▁with ▁the ▁authorities , ▁his ▁oppon ents ▁critic ized ▁the ▁per vas ive ▁air ▁of ▁national ism ▁and ▁the ▁preference ▁for ▁struggle ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁pro let ari ans ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁French ▁employ ers . ▁They ▁wel com ed ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁October ▁Revolution ▁with ▁hope . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Pierre ▁Mon atte ▁created ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁Sy nd ical ist ▁Comm itte es ▁( Com ités ▁synd ical istes ▁ré volution na ires ) ▁current ▁inside ▁the ▁CG T , ▁which ▁opposed ▁the ▁trade - union ' s ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁during ▁the ▁war ; ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁sacr ée ▁national ▁b loc . ▁ ▁The ▁hope ▁of ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution , ▁the ▁French ▁labour ▁movement