anarcho-syndicalism

anarcho-syndicalism

Strain of social anarchism which sees the working class as the means to achieve a revolution through organising workers into revolutionary, rank and file unions. These unions would be both the instrument for the overthrow of capitalism and the administrative apparatus of a future society.

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Anarcho-Syndicalism - Rudolf Rocker

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Anarcho-syndicalism in Puerto Real from shipyard resistance to community control

An account of resistance to shipyard closures in Puerto Real, Spain, that lead to community wide involvement, with the anarcho-syndicalist union CNT playing both a prominent and decisive role.

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The recent struggle in and around the shipyards of Puerto Real, Spain, in both workplace and community, against threatened closure witnessed the anarcho-syndicalist union CNT playing both a prominent and decisive role.

A short history of British anarcho-syndicalism

Crowds during Red Clydeside, a high point for syndicalism in Britain.

Short pamphlet by the Solidarity Federation on the history of anarcho-syndicalism in the UK.

Direct Action Gets the Goods

The following article is from issue 10 of Working Class Resistance, August 2005, published by Organise! and written by Jason Brannigan.

Direct Action Gets The Goods

From the black block havin’ a go, to the clown army tickling cops and putting flowers in their hair, from marches to smashing McDonalds, gluing locks to throwing bricks and even it seems going to rock concerts– all of these activities have had the term direct action applied to them incorrectly.

The Foreign Legion of the Revolution

German CNT members in French detention camp, 1939

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German anarcho-syndicalist and Volunteers in Anarchist Militias during the Spanish Civil War

Greenberg, Yiddelle 1909-194?

Soviet labour camp

Biography of Polish anarchist Yiddelle Greenberg, whose activity was crucial in the formation of the Polish anarchist movement.

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Politics Without Parties - The future of trade unionism?

The following report is from the National Union of Journalists Annual Delegate Conference fringe meeting 'Politics without parties - the future of trade unionism'.

The meeting took place on Thursday 3rd of April 2008 in the Ulster Peoples College in Belfast and was addressed by Donnacha DeLong (NUJ National Executive Council New Media Rep) Jason Brannigan (Organise!) and Chekov Feeney (WSM).

Aims and principles of the Syndicalist Workers Federation

The Aims and principles of the Syndicalist Workers Federation, which was the British Section of the anarchosyndicalist International Workingmen's Association (IWA). For a history of the IWA see A short history of the IWA, 1922-Today on libcom.org/history

Aims and principles

Revolutionary Syndicalism in Mexico - John M. Hart

Solderaras in the Revolution

A short history of Mexican anarcho-syndicalism, which dominated the early labour movement prior to and during the Mexican Revolution.

"The Mexican revolutionary syndicalists: their form of organization - anarchosyndicalist; their leadership - artisan and professional; their numbers - 150 000; their goals - the seizure and operation of the means of production and the onset of worldwide proletarian revolution; their means - revolutionary war against capitalism by workers' militias and the general strike."

A history of anarcho-syndicalism - SelfEd

An excellent 24 unit PDF correspondence course on the history of anarcho-syndicalism and its influence on workers struggles around the world.

A history of Anarcho-syndicalism (24 unit correspondence course) - 1.7Mb PDF download

Introduction by the SelfEd Collective

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