anarcho-syndicalism

German CNT members in French detention camp, 1939.

The Foreign Legion of the revolution: German anarcho-syndicalist and volunteers in anarchist militias during the Spanish civil war - Dieter Nelles

Interesting article focusing on the activity of exiled German anarcho-syndicalists…

Greenberg, Yiddelle 1909-194?

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

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 Red Army enter Tblisi, February 1921

Counter-revolution and the Soviet Union - Gregori Maximov

Short essay by famous Russian anarchist, Gregori Maximov, on the defeat of the 1917 revolution by…

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

Revolutionary syndicalism in Mexico - John M. Hart

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

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.

FORA members demonstrating.

Revolutionary unionism in Latin America - the FORA in Argentina

Excellent pamphlet outlining the origins and development of the Argentinian working class movement,…

IWW syndicalist Elizabeth Gurley Flynn speaks, Lawrence strike 1912

Principles of syndicalism - Tom Brown

Written by the well known activist and propagandist Tom Brown, the article explains clearly the principles according to which syndicalist unions…

Anarcho-syndicalist flags

What is anarcho-syndicalism? - libertarian reformism, vanguardism or revolutionary unionism?

This controversial article was a reflection of how the author saw things at the…

Anarcho-syndicalism, racism and struggle

Interesting account of an anarcho-syndicalist and member of the Direct Action Movement about being an ethnic "minority" in Britain and how to oppose racism, from around 1983.

CNT workers demonstrate during the Mercadona supermarket strike, 2006

Anarcho-syndicalism - an introduction

A short explanation of anarcho-syndicalism and notes on its history.