Syndicalism

The syndicalism [political theory]? places control of both industry and government to [labor union federations]?. It often choses to use [Direct Action]?, such as general strikes and sabotage? to achieve its objectives.

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In History these methods & theories have been put into effect during the Spanish Civil War by the [Spanish anarchist-syndicalist union]? ([Confederacion Nacional del Trabajo]? - CNT)

• The anarcho-syndicalist CNT was the largest labor organization in Spain & was most prominent in fighting the attempted fascist coup by Franco, leading to the [Spanish Revolution] & civil war in 1936.

• A major figure & proponent of anarcho-syndicalism was [Rudolf Rocker]. In the US the best known syndicalist union is the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).

• An intersting page on [General Strikes] maps locations they have occured globally & includes resource links.