Letter: Kurt Svensson, SAC Sweden
Kurt Svensson writes to Black Flag magazine about an open letter in the previous issue on the relationship between the IWA and Swedish SAC.
Sweden: Migrant factory workers win secure employment contracts after joining SAC
Class War in Social Democratic Sweden
Two activists with the SAC syndicalist union in Sweden write on the “Peace Obligation” proposal which would effectively outlaw strikes and workplaces actions outside of narrow conditions. The piece explains both the political context for the proposal – crafted jointly by employers and major unions and backed by the Social Democratic Party – as well as the the resistance led by a coalition of independent unions and activists.
Folke Fridell: Textile Mill Worker, Anarcho-syndicalist, Proletarian Writer
Work. A contested word, loaded with millions of synonyms and associations. Hate/love. But for the author Folke Fridell (1905-1984) there was no doubt: there is no intrinsic value to be found in work. It is not a source of pride. During his life he waged a constant war, against work, against the machines, against the bosses, but perhaps also, in his individuality, against his co-workers too.
Aspects of syndicalism in Spain, Sweden and USA - Philip Holgate
A look at revolutionary and anarcho-syndicalism in three countries with sizeable syndicalist organisations in the 20th century.
Nils "Nisse" Lätt (1907-1988)
Syriza at the gates - Spyros Dapergolas
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