Syndicalism


The term far left refers to the relative position a person or group occupies within the political spectrum. Originally the term considered spacing in the French Revolution with the most radical of the Jacobins being viewed as the far-left. The term "Jacobin" for a kind of far-left person continued throughout much of the nineteenth century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Far-left"

The International Workers' Association (IWA) ( Spanish: AIT - Asociación Internacional de los Trabajadores) is an international anarcho-syndicalist federation of various labour unions from different countries. It was founded in 1922 at a Berlin congress of anarcho-syndicalist labor unions. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Workers Association"

Frihetliga Kommunalfolket (Libertarian Municipal People), a candidature used by syndicalists in Sweden to contest municipal elections. FKF surged in the 1950's, mainly in municipalities in central Sweden (areas like Dalarna, Värmland, Härjedalen and Gävleborg). ...more on Wikipedia about "Libertarian Municipal People"

Syndicalism refers to a set of ideas, movements and tendencies which share the avowed aim of transforming capitalist society through action by the working class on the industrial front. This emphasis on industrial organisation was a distinguishing feature of syndicalism when it began to be identified as a distinct current at the beginning of the twentieth century. Most socialist organisations of that period emphasised the importance of political action through party organisations as a means of bringing about socialism. Although all syndicalists emphasize industrial organisation, not all reject political action altogether. For example, De Leonists and other Industrial Unionists advocate parallel organisation both politically and industrially. For syndicalists, labor unions are the potential means both of overcoming capitalism and of running society in the interests of the majority. Industry and government in a syndicalist society would be run by labor union federations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Syndicalism"

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