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{{Ideology|title1 = Anarcho-Syndicalism|image1 = 1280px-Anarchist flag.svg.png|caption1 = The 'red-and-black flag' is the symbol of the anarcho-syndicalist and anarcho-communist movements. Black is the traditional color of anarchism, and red is the traditional color of socialism and communism. The red-and-black flag combines the two colors in equal parts, with a simple diagonal split.}}'''Anarcho-Syndicalism''' is a [[Syndicalism|syndicalist]] strategy to create an [[Anarchism|anarchist]] society by the creation of anarchist trade unions (such as the IWW or CNT) followed by a wave of strikes and occupations to create a society based on [[Workers' Self-Management|workers' control]].
'''Anarcho-Syndicalism''' or '''Revolutionary Syndicalism''' is a [[Syndicalism|syndicalist]] strategy to create an [[Anarchism|anarchist]] society by the creation of anarchist trade unions followed by a wave of [[Strike|strikes]] and [[Workplace Occupation|occupations]] to create a society based on [[Workers' Self-Management|workers' self-management]].


== Anarcho-Syndicalist Groups by Country/State ==
<br />
* AIT-SP (Portugal)
 
* APC (Bulgaria)
== History ==
* [[Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation (Australia)|ASF]] ([[Commonwealth of Australia|Australia]])
''See Also: [[Timeline of Anarcho-Syndicalism]]''
* ASI-MUR (Serbia)
 
* CNT (Spain)
=== Precursors ===
* CNTF-AIT (France)
Some argue that [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon|Proudhon's]] writings contain the first hints of syndicalism. But [[Mikhail Bakunin]] lay much of the theoretical groundwork for anarcho-syndicalism. Arguing that workers forming trade unions and striking would be a necessity for the working class to realise its potential in running society in a directly democratic way.
* COB (Brazil)
 
* FORA-AIT (Argentina)
=== First Organisations ===
* Germinal (Chile)
1910 - Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT)
* KRAS-MAT (Russia)
 
* NSF-IAA (Norway)
1912 - Unione Sindacale Italiana (USI)
* OLS (Sweden)
 
* PA-MAP (Slovakia)
1922 - International Workers' Association
* SEL (Colombia)
 
* SF-IWA (United Kingdom)
=== Rise to Prominence ===
* WAS (Austria)
Throughout the 1910s and 1920s, anarcho-syndicalism became the dominant revolutionary ideology among much of the lower classes in Europe, the USA and South America.
* WSA (United States of America)
 
* ZSP-MSP (Poland)
=== Rapid Decline ===
Despite their many victories for the working class, anarcho-syndicalist organisations were rapidly destroyed with the rise of fascism.
 
=== Irrelevance ===
After the [[Spanish Civil War]] and destruction of the CNT, anarcho-syndicalism had little to no relevance anywhere. They organised no strikes and didn't really grow as a movement. The 1940s and 1950s saw the rise of [[Suburbia|suburbanisation]] and [[Social Democracy|social democracy]], meaning that the working class felt secure and the need for radical unionism ended. The remaning radical left began to support the USSR, as it remained the only functioning example of a society produced by leftist ideals, in comparison to the failure of the Spanish Revolution.
 
=== Resurgence ===
With the fall of the dictatorship of Spain and return of many CNT exiles to Spain and the reformation of the union. New groups all across the world formed in inspiration.
 
=== 21st Century ===
Anarcho-Syndicalism has steadily grown in the 21st century, even if it remains relatively small in comparison to other ideologies.
 
== Anarcho-Syndicalist Organisations ==
 
=== International ===
* [[Industrial Workers of the World]]
* [[International Confederation of Labor]]
* [[International Workers' Association]]
 
=== National ===
* Argentina: [[Argentine Regional Workers' Federation]]
* Australia: [[Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation (Australia)|Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation]]
* Austria: [[Viennese Workers' Syndicate]]
* Bangladesh: [[Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation (Bangladesh)|Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation]]
* Belgium: [[Free Union (Netherlands and Belgium)|Free Union]]
* Brazil: [[Brazilian Workers' Confederation]] and [[Federation of Brazilian Revolutionary Syndicalist Organizations]]
* Bulgaria: [[Autonomous Workers' Confederation (Bulgaria)|Autonomous Workers' Confederation]] and [[Autonomous Workers' Union (Bulgaria)|Autonomous Workers' Union]]
* Chile: [[Germinal (Chile)|Germinal]]
* Croatia: [[Anarcho-Syndicalists Network (Croatia)|Anarcho-Syndicalists Network]]
* Colombia: [[Libertarian Union of Students and Workers (Colombia)|Libertarian Union of Students and Workers]]
* France: [[National Confederation of Labour]]
* Germany: [[Free Women's and Workers' Union]], [[National Prisoners Union Network (Germany)|National Prisoners Union Network]]
* Greece: [[Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative-Rocinante (Greece)|Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative-Rocinante]] and [[Libertarian Workers' Union (Greece)|Libertarian Workers' Union]]
* India: [[Libertarian Front (India)|Libertarian Front]]
* Indonesia: [[Anarcho-Syndicalist Workers' Brotherhood (Indonesia)|Anarcho-Syndicalist Workers' Brotherhood]]
* Italy: [[Italian Syndicalist Union]]
* Netherlands: [[Free Union (Netherlands and Belgium)|Free Union]]
* Nigeria: [[Awareness League (Nigeria)|Awareness League]]
* Norway: [[Norwegian Syndicalist Federation]]
* Poland: [[Association of Polish Syndicalists (Poland)|Association of Polish Syndicalists]] and [[Workers' Initiative (Poland)|Workers' Initiative]]
* Portugal: [[Portuguese Section (IWA)|Portuguese Section of the IWA]]
* Romania: [[Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative (Romania)|Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative]]
* Russia: [[Confederation of Revolutionary Anarcho-Syndicalists (Russia)|Confederation of Revolutionary Anarcho-Syndicalists]]
* Serbia: [[Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative (Serbia)|Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative]]
* Slovakia: [[Direct Action (Slovakia)|Direct Action]]
* Spain: [[General Confederation of Labor (Spain)|General Confederation of Labor]], [[National Confederation of Labour (Spain)|National Confederation of Labour]] and [[Workers' Solidarity (Spain)|Workers' Solidarity]]
* Sweden: [[Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden]], [[Örestad Local Organization]]
* Ukraine: [[Autonomous Workers' Union (Ukraine)|Autonomous Workers' Union]]
* United Kingdom: [[Solidarity Federation (UK)|Solidarity Federation]] and [[United Voices of the World (UK)|United Voices of the World]]
* United States of America: [[Workers' Solidarity Alliance (USA)|Workers' Solidarity Alliance]]
 
=== Defunct ===
* [[Confederation of Anarcho-Syndicalists (Russia)|Confederation of Anarcho-Syndicalists]] ([[Russia]])
* [[Free Association of German Trade Unions]]
* [[Free Workers' Union of Germany]]
* [[House of the World Worker (Mexico)|House of the World Worker]] ([[Mexico]])
* [[General Confederation of Labour (France)|General Confederation of Labour]] ([[France]])
* [[General Confederation of Labour (Portugal)|General Confederation of Labour]] ([[Portugal]])
* [[General Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions (France)|General Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions]] ([[France]])
* [[National Labor Secretariat (Netherlands)|National Labor Secretariat]] ([[Netherlands]])
* [[National Libertarian Federation of Trade Unions (Japan)|National Libertarian Federation of Trade Unions]] ([[Japan]])
* [[Portuguese Maximalist Federation (Portugal)|Portuguese Maximalist Federation]]
* [[Syndicalist Group Movement (Sweden)|Syndicalist Group Movement]] ([[Sweden]])
* [[Union of Russian Workers (USA and Canada)|Union of Russian Workers]] ([[United States of America|USA]] and [[Canada]])
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Anarcho-Syndicalism or Revolutionary Syndicalism is a syndicalist strategy to create an anarchist society by the creation of anarchist trade unions followed by a wave of strikes and occupations to create a society based on workers' self-management.


History

See Also: Timeline of Anarcho-Syndicalism

Precursors

Some argue that Proudhon's writings contain the first hints of syndicalism. But Mikhail Bakunin lay much of the theoretical groundwork for anarcho-syndicalism. Arguing that workers forming trade unions and striking would be a necessity for the working class to realise its potential in running society in a directly democratic way.

First Organisations

1910 - Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT)

1912 - Unione Sindacale Italiana (USI)

1922 - International Workers' Association

Rise to Prominence

Throughout the 1910s and 1920s, anarcho-syndicalism became the dominant revolutionary ideology among much of the lower classes in Europe, the USA and South America.

Rapid Decline

Despite their many victories for the working class, anarcho-syndicalist organisations were rapidly destroyed with the rise of fascism.

Irrelevance

After the Spanish Civil War and destruction of the CNT, anarcho-syndicalism had little to no relevance anywhere. They organised no strikes and didn't really grow as a movement. The 1940s and 1950s saw the rise of suburbanisation and social democracy, meaning that the working class felt secure and the need for radical unionism ended. The remaning radical left began to support the USSR, as it remained the only functioning example of a society produced by leftist ideals, in comparison to the failure of the Spanish Revolution.

Resurgence

With the fall of the dictatorship of Spain and return of many CNT exiles to Spain and the reformation of the union. New groups all across the world formed in inspiration.

21st Century

Anarcho-Syndicalism has steadily grown in the 21st century, even if it remains relatively small in comparison to other ideologies.

Anarcho-Syndicalist Organisations

International

National

Defunct

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