Anarchy #040: The unions and workers' control

Issue 40 of Anarchy magazine from June 1964 on the unions and workers control.

From http://www.thesparrowsnest.org.uk/

History and role of the trade union movement Peter Turner
Anarchism and trade unionism Gaston Gerard
Trade unions versus the law Bill Christopher
Unions and workers’ control J.E.
Workers’ control and the collective contract Colin Ward
Anarchy and culture: Fernand Pelloutier and the dilemma of revolutionary syndicalism Alan Spitzer
Observations on ANARCHY 37: Why I won’t vote
Cover by Michael Foreman

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