syndicalism

Steven. — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:03:30 +0000

It includes revolutionary currents such as those practised by the IWW union, which would see the syndicalist union take over the running of society, and anarcho-syndicalism, see above.

Syndicalism: What It Is

David in Atlanta — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:58:18 +0000

SYNDICALISM: WHAT IT IS

by Gaylord Wilshire

Emergency Editor of April and May 1913 numbers of "The Syndicalist" during the imprisonment of Guy Bowman
Price: One Penny / Two Cents

Principles of Syndicalism - Tom Brown

sam sanchez — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:08:32 +0000

This simple introduction to syndicalism, workers control and libertarian communism originally appeared as a series of articles in War Commentary for Anarchism in 1943.

Contents
1. Not Centralism - But Federalism
2. Economic Federalism
3. Abolition Of The Wages System
4. The End Of The Money Trick
5. To Each According To His[/Her] Needs
6. Workers' Control of Distribution

Anarcho-syndicalism - an introduction

Steven. — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:44:10 +0000

Anarcho-syndicalism, or anarchosyndicalism, is one of the major forms of social anarchism. The idea behind anarcho-syndicalism is to create an industrial workers' union movement based on anarchist ideas. They therefore advocate decentralised, federated unions that use direct action to get reforms under capitalism until they are strong enough to overthrow it.

1816-1939: Syndicalism in South Africa

Steven. — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:24:27 +0000

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and the ideas, goals and organisational practices for which it stood, had an important influence on the early labour movement and radical press in South Africa. It also had an impact on neighbouring Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

1917-1921: The Industrial Workers of Africa

Steven. — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:49:06 +0000

"Fight for Africa, which you deserve"

Johannesburg, South Africa. May 1918. A group of African workers, and a handful of white radicals, meet in a small room behind a general store on the corner of Fox and McLaren streets, as they have done on a weekly basis for over a year. Several new faces are present, so Rueben Cetiwe, a key African militant, outlines the purpose of the gathering:

1895-1921: The CGT, France

Steven. — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:48:39 +0000

Revolutionary Syndicalism in the French CGT

1920: The Chilean "White Terror"

Steven. — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:41:05 +0000

An account of a wave of suppression which swept the Chilean workers' movement in the summer of 1920.

1912: The syndicalist trials

Steven. — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:26:53 +0000

The relatively high degree of political liberty which was enjoyed during the first decade of the twentieth century in this country was the result of the continuous struggle which radicals and reformists had waged against their rulers for a century and a half.

"Tom Brown's Syndicalism" review

martinh — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 15:09:27 +0000

This review came from Black Flag in 1991.

The French Stay in Strikes of 1934-36

martinh — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 14:59:53 +0000

The French stay-in strikes (1934-36)

1968-1971: The League of Revolutionary Black Workers - A.Muhammad Ahmad

libcom — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 19:13:35 +0000

THE LEAGUE OF REVOLUTIONARY BLACK WORKERS
(A HISTORICAL STUDY)
By A.Muhammad Ahmad
INTRODUCTION

1912: The Miners' Next Step

libcom — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 12:49:45 +0000

Being a suggested scheme for the Reorganisation of the Federation.
Issued by the Unofficial Reform Committee, Tonypandy, 1912