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Syndicalism, the Industrial Expression of Anarchism |
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by George Woodcock |
03 Sep 2005
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"The syndicate is a form of union which differs from the ordinary trade union in that it aims, not only at the gaining of improvements in wages and conditions under the present system, but also at the overthrow of that system and its replacement by a free society by means of the social revolution based on the economic direct action of the workers. This is not to say that it ignores the day-to-day struggle, but its members recognise that only by a complete destruction of the structure of property and authority can justice and security ever be attained for the workers." |
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Syndicalism: What it is |
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by Gaylord Wilshire |
03 Sep 2005
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"Syndicalism is inverted Socialism. The different between Syndicalism and Socialism is the difference between a man and a machine. The man himself controls his own activities; the machine is controlled from without." |
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What is the CNT? |
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by José Peirats |
03 Sep 2005
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"The Confederation Naciónal del Trabajo (the National Confederation of Labour) has been a thorn in the side of politicians in Catalonia, and for that matter in the rest of Spain, since its inception (in 1911) right up to the end of the Civil War (in 1939), which was also the end of its open existence. These gentlemen loathed it as a hotbed of organised upheavals in the even tenour of public life, and did not mince their words in choosing the worst epithets they could think of for it." |
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What is the Union? |
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by Emile Pouget |
03 Sep 2005
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"The trade union offers itself as a school for the will: its preponderant role is the result of its members' wishes, and, if it is the highest form of association, the reason is that it is the condensation of workers' strengths made effective through their direct action, the sublime form of the deliberate enactment of the wishes of the proletarian class." |
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Why do Anarcho-Syndicalists Oppose Professional Elections? |
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by CNT-AIT (France) |
03 Sep 2005
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"Works Councils have little to do with increased workers' control. They are the mechanism by which management seek to control and pacify the workforce. Participation in Works Councils creates apathy among workers and cannot but lead to the incorporation of the trade union movement into the capitalist system. Furthermore, the Works Councils system has had a highly corrupting effect on the union movement." |
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A Workers' Guide to Direct Action |
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by Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) |
02 Sep 2005
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"Direct action is any form of guerrilla warfare that cripples the boss' ability to make a profit and makes him/her cave in to the workers' demands. The best-known form of direct action is the strike, in which workers simply walk off their jobs and refuse to produce profits for the boss until they get what they want. This is the preferred tactic of the ACTU "business unions," but is one of the least effective ways of confronting the boss." |
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