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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

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

Argentina: Argentine Regional Workers' Federation
Australia: Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation
Austria: Viennese Workers' Syndicate
Bangladesh: Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation
Belgium: Free Union
Brazil: Brazilian Workers' Confederation and Federation of Brazilian Revolutionary Syndicalist Organizations
Bulgaria: Autonomous Workers' Confederation and Autonomous Workers' Union
Chile: Germinal
Croatia: Anarcho-Syndicalists Network
Colombia: Libertarian Union of Students and Workers
France: National Confederation of Labour
Germany: Free Women's and Workers' Union, National Prisoners Union Network
Greece: Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative-Rocinante and Libertarian Workers' Union
India: Libertarian Front
Indonesia: Anarcho-Syndicalist Workers' Brotherhood
Italy: Italian Syndicalist Union
Netherlands: Free Union
Nigeria: Awareness League
Norway: Norwegian Syndicalist Federation
Poland: Association of Polish Syndicalists and Workers' Initiative
Portugal: Portuguese Section of the IWA
Romania: Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative
Russia: Confederation of Revolutionary Anarcho-Syndicalists
Serbia: Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative
Slovakia: Direct Action
Spain: General Confederation of Labor, National Confederation of Labour and Workers' Solidarity
Sweden: Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden, Örestad Local Organization
Ukraine: Autonomous Workers' Union
United Kingdom: Solidarity Federation and United Voices of the World
United States of America: Workers' Solidarity Alliance

Defunct

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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''' or '''Revolutionary Syndicalism''' is a [[Syndicalism|syndicalist]] strategy to create an [[Anarchism|anarchist]] society by the creation of anarchist trade unions (such as the [[National Confederation of Labour (Spain)|CNT]] or [[Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden|SAC]]) 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]].
+<br />
+== History ==
+''See Also: [[Timeline of Anarcho-Syndicalism]]''
+=== Precursors ===
+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.
+=== First Organisations ===
+- Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT)
+- Unione Sindacale Italiana (USI)
+- 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 [[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 ===
-* [[Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation (Australia)|Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation]] ([[Commonwealth of Australia|Australia]])
+* Argentina: [[Argentine Regional Workers' Federation]]
-* [[Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative (Serbia)|Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative]] ([[Serbia]])
+* Australia: [[Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation (Australia)|Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation]]
-* [[Argentine Regional Workers' Union]] ([[Argentina]])
+* Austria: [[Viennese Workers' Syndicate]]
-* [[Association of Polish Syndicalists (Poland)|Association of Polish Syndicalists]] ([[Poland]])
+* Bangladesh: [[Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation (Bangladesh)|Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation]]
-* [[Autonomous Workers' Union (Bulgaria)|Autonomous Workers' Union]] ([[Bulgaria]])
+* Belgium: [[Free Union (Netherlands and Belgium)|Free Union]]
-* [[Autonomous Workers' Union (Ukraine)|Autonomous Workers' Union]] ([[Ukraine]])
+* Brazil: [[Brazilian Workers' Confederation]] and [[Federation of Brazilian Revolutionary Syndicalist Organizations]]
-* [[Awareness League|Awareness League]] ([[Nigeria]])
+* Bulgaria: [[Autonomous Workers' Confederation (Bulgaria)|Autonomous Workers' Confederation]] and [[Autonomous Workers' Union (Bulgaria)|Autonomous Workers' Union]]
-* [[Brazilian Workers' Confederation]] ([[Brazil]])
+* Chile: [[Germinal (Chile)|Germinal]]
-* [[Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden]]
+* Croatia: [[Anarcho-Syndicalists Network (Croatia)|Anarcho-Syndicalists Network]]
-* [[Confederation of Revolutionary Anarcho-Syndicalists (Russia)|Confederation of Revolutionary Anarcho-Syndicalists]] ([[Russia]])
+* Colombia: [[Libertarian Union of Students and Workers (Colombia)|Libertarian Union of Students and Workers]]
-* [[Direct Action (Slovakia)|Direct Action]] ([[Slovakia]])
+* France: [[National Confederation of Labour]]
-* [[Federation of Brazilian Revolutionary Syndicalist Organizations]] ([[Brazil]])
+* Germany: [[Free Women's and Workers' Union]], [[National Prisoners Union Network (Germany)|National Prisoners Union Network]]
-* [[Free Union (Netherlands and Belgium)|Free Union]] ([[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]])
+* Greece: [[Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative-Rocinante (Greece)|Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative-Rocinante]] and [[Libertarian Workers' Union (Greece)|Libertarian Workers' Union]]
-* [[Free Workers' Union]] ([[Germany]])
+* India: [[Libertarian Front (India)|Libertarian Front]]
-* [[General Confederation of Labor (Spain)|General Confederation of Labor]] ([[Spain]])
+* Indonesia: [[Anarcho-Syndicalist Workers' Brotherhood (Indonesia)|Anarcho-Syndicalist Workers' Brotherhood]]
-* [[Italian Syndicalist Union]]
+* Italy: [[Italian Syndicalist Union]]
-* [[Libertarian Union of Students and Workers (Colombia)|Libertarian Union of Students and Workers]] ([[Colombia]])
+* Netherlands: [[Free Union (Netherlands and Belgium)|Free Union]]
-* [[Libertarian Workers' Union (Greece)|Libertarian Workers' Union]] ([[Greece]])
+* Nigeria: [[Awareness League (Nigeria)|Awareness League]]
-* [[National Confederation of Labour]] ([[France]])
+* Norway: [[Norwegian Syndicalist Federation]]
-* [[National Confederation of Labour (Spain)|National Confederation of Labour]] ([[Spain]])
+* Poland: [[Association of Polish Syndicalists (Poland)|Association of Polish Syndicalists]] and [[Workers' Initiative (Poland)|Workers' Initiative]]
-* [[Norwegian Syndicalist Federation]] ([[Norway]])
+* Portugal: [[Portuguese Section (IWA)|Portuguese Section of the IWA]]
-* [[Örestad Local Organization]] ([[Sweden]])
+* Romania: [[Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative (Romania)|Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative]]
-* [[Portuguese Section (IWA)|Portuguese Section]] ([[Portugal]])
+* Russia: [[Confederation of Revolutionary Anarcho-Syndicalists (Russia)|Confederation of Revolutionary Anarcho-Syndicalists]]
-* [[Solidarity Federation (UK)|Solidarity Federation]] ([[United Kingdom]])
+* Serbia: [[Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative (Serbia)|Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative]]
-* [[United Voices of the World (UK)|United Voices of the World]] ([[United Kingdom]])
+* Slovakia: [[Direct Action (Slovakia)|Direct Action]]
-* [[Viennese Workers' Syndicate]] ([[Austria]])
+* 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]]
-* [[Workers' Initiative (Poland)|Workers' Initiative]] ([[Poland]])
+* Sweden: [[Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden]], [[Örestad Local Organization]]
-* [[Workers' Solidarity Alliance (USA)|Workers' Solidarity Alliance]] ([[United States of America]])
+* 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 ===
-* [[Free Association of German Trade Unions]] ([[Germany]])
+* [[Confederation of Anarcho-Syndicalists (Russia)|Confederation of Anarcho-Syndicalists]] ([[Russia]])
-* [[Free Workers' Union of Germany]] ([[Germany]])
+* [[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]] ([[Portugal]])
+* [[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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