Where We Stand
Anarcho-syndicalism is a working class movement based on the class struggle fighting against the rich and powerful and the state. It aims to unite all workers in economic combative organisations (revolutionary syndicalist unions) with the conscious goal of the reorganisation of social life on the basis of libertarian communism.
Anarcho-syndicalist organisations have a twofold function. Firstly, the revolutionary struggle for economic and social improvement within existing capitalist society, and secondly the workers’ self-education towards complete self-management of production and distribution through the socialisation of all wealth.
Anarcho-syndicalism stands completely opposed to all economic and social monopoly. It does not seek the conquest of political power, but rather the total abolition of all governments and their control in all aspects of our lives. Hence it rejects all parliamentary activity and other collaboration with legislative bodies. It stands for fighting organisations in the workplace and community, independent of, and opposed to all political parties and trade union bureaucracies.
Anarcho-syndicalism has as its only means of struggle, direct action in all its forms – occupations, strikes, boycotts, sabotage, the general strike, etc. To ensure the full participation of all in both the current struggle and the future self-management of society, it opposes centralism in its organisations. It organises on the basis of libertarian federalism. That is from the bottom up without any hierarchy and with full freedom of initiative for local and regional groups. All co-ordinating bodies of the workers federation consist of recallable delegates with a mandate of action determined by local workers assemblies.
Anarcho-syndicalism rejects nationalism and all nation-states, the working class has no country. We promote solidarity with ordinary people across the world raising the banner of internationalism, both in spirit and in concrete global action and mutual aid.
Anarcho-syndicalism opposes racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia and all attitudes and institutions that stand in the way of equality and the right of all people everywhere to control their own lives and their environment.