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After a first draft in December 1900 under the title “Union des fabricants de pipes de Saint-Claude”, the “Chambre syndicale des manufacturers de Saint-Claude” (modified in “de la région de Saint-Claude” before 1925) was structure from 1907, in the wake of the very harsh strikes that occurred in 1906 in the piping industry. At the height of its activity, it brought together almost all the manufacturers of pipes and accessories (pipes, ferrules, fittings, etc.) from Sain-Claude and the nearby region and orchestrated their relations with the workers' union "Le Travail", public authorities and foreign markets, both customers and suppliers. After 1945, its activity was mainly carried out through organizations dedicated to issues of supply, export and advertising. It was put to sleep in 1966, the date of the creation of the Confrérie des Maîtres-Pipiers and finally dissolved it seems in 2007, its property being devolved to the Confraternity.<ref>https://www.saint-claude.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/57Z.pdf</ref>