IWA
FAU Germany interview, 2006
Based on an interview with comrades from anarcho-syndicalist FAU (Germany, Approx 300 members), this is a round up of the situiation in Germany, and their recent activity.
Anarcho-syndicalism in the UK
Ahead of the International Workers Association congress in Manchester, Rob Ray interviewed Rolf Petter-Larssen, Secretary of the International...
Initial impressions
Having just arrived, things are off to a nice start - lots of really cool comrades, a total of 14 groups are represented. I'd estimate we'll get to talk to about half of them - obviously who we can interview will depend on which groups are represented by English speakers!
What is anarcho-syndicalism? - libertarian reformism, vanguardism or revolutionary unionism?
This controversial article was a reflection of how the author saw things at the time. It was published in Black Flag in 1997. It's fair to say that his views have changed since then and events have moved on.
What is anarcho-syndicalism? - libertarian reformism, vanguardism or revolutionary unionism?
An open letter to the IWA from SAC, 1998
An open letter from a member of the Malmö local of the SAC to members of the IWA about their relations as well as anarcho-syndicalism more generally.
An open letter to all members of the IWA.
Bonometti, Ettore, 1872-1961
A short biography of Italian anarchist militant Ettore Bonometti, who helped found the anarcho-syndicalist union the USI.
Ettore Bonometti
Born 22 December - Brescia, Italy, died 1961 - Brescia, Italy
1860-today: The International Workers Association
The history of the anarchist international from its origins in the 1860s through its height of several million members, to its later decline and current resurgence.
The International Workers Association was founded in Berlin in 1922, but its origins trace back to the 1860s and the International Working Men's Association, better known as the First International.
1921-1944: The crushing of the FAUD by Hitler
An account of the decline and crushing of the anarcho-syndicalist trade union the FAUD in Hitler's Germany.
Anarchists against Hitler: The Underground FAUD in the Rhineland
1918-1921: The Italian factory occupations - Biennio Rosso
A brief history of the Italian Biennio Rosso (two red years) and the mass factory occupations of 1920 where half a million workers ran their workplaces for themselves.
The reformist unions then negotiated an end to the conflicts, clearing the path for the fascist reaction - the Biennio Nero (two black years) of 1921-22.
Spain: Mercadona supermarket strike
Workers at the logistics centre in Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, Barcelona of the Spanish Supermarket chain Mercadona are entering the fourth month of their indefinite strike.
The strike is organised by the CNT anarcho-syndicalist trade union.
Mercadona, whose slogan translates as "supermarkets of trust", is Spain's biggest national supermarket chain by sales, with 990 outlets across the country and 54,000 workers. The company likes to pride itself on its claim that 100% of its staff have permanent contracts.
