Zheltye Profsoiuzy

(from French syndicats jaunes , “yellow unions”), a term used in the literature to designate labor unions whose leaders, in defiance of the fundamental interests of the working class, carry out a policy of class collaboration between workers and employers. The term was first used for strikebreaker unions, which were created by the employers to split the working class and break the strike struggle. It is believed that the term originated during the strike in Montceau-les-Mines in France in 1887, where the employers formed a union to break the strike. The members of this union met in premises in which the window was sealed with yellow paper to replace the glass, which had been broken by the strikers.