/r/SyndiesUnited
Subreddit for memes AND serious discussion of Syndicalist theory
Syndicalism is the reorganizing of society from ownership by the employing class to the working class mediated and organized by the trade unions. The state itself would be in most cases substituted or negated by these unions which would manage local economic society at the local scale and cooperate (by choice) at a larger scale to organize larger efforts, effectively meaning a synthesis of certain stateless bottom-up anarchist ideals. To remedy the issues of the trade unions becoming the new bosses much the way vanguardism has historically turned out the officials in the unions would be elected by the workers through direct democracy and have the risk of being able to be recalled at any time through the same process of direct democracy.
On the issue of reorganizing the workplace directly the way these unions would work is radically different than how most operate in the current neo-liberal system. The unions wouldn’t mediate and negotiate with the employing class but rather remove them entirely and establish what are in effect worker cooperatives organized by the union and where the workers themselves manage the workplace (ie electing managers, making important workplace decisions collectively, making hiring/firing a democratic process, etc).
On the issue of revolution, the main idea of syndicalism is the general strike. If all or even most of the laboring workers agree to strike, however long it may be necessary, to secure the transfer of the means of production to the workers minimal bloodshed would be required which is very different than that of vanguard ideas of civil war and purging all bourgeois elements. The general strike is known to be able to bring economies to their knees and cripple the employing/landlord class to the point where serious concessions are possible which is dissimilar to the way strikes work in our contemporary thought, which is to gain minor pro-worker concession and be more of a means of class collaboration rather than class conflict.
A final note, these unions would be bottom-up and some recommend anarchist collectivism principles in how to manage from the bottom up, read more about the CNT-FAI during the Spanish civil war or about Makhnovia which were two regions very influenced by certain syndicalist ideals of ownership by the proletariat rather than the Marxist dictatorship of the proletariat.
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People of all political beliefs who are interested in Syndicalism are welcome, but you must uphold a "good-faith" attitude (This video does a pretty good explanation of good and bad faith) "Bad-Faith" and trolling will result in a ban.
A lot of you may come from /r/Kaiserreich and that's great! However, you should keep in mind rule 1, and do keep in mind that this subreddit is not associated with the game. Trolling in reference to the game will result in a ban.
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Organize.
00:37 UTC
How the fuck do i help?
Fuck fuck fuck
Trump won
We're wo fucked
Shit needs to happen. Here and now. How can I help? What can be done? What is there to do?
09:10 UTC
A reminder of this amazing video!
16:04 UTC
[CW: suicide] Animation And The Death Of The American Dream
21:47 UTC
The CGT calls a press conference on the occasion of the September 27 General Strike in solidarity with Palestine
(Translated from Rojo y Negro September 17)
The informational event will be held on Thursday, September 19, starting at 11:30 a.m., in the Ramón y Cajal Hall of the Ateneo de Madrid (C/ Prado, 21), with the participation of:
Miguel Fadrique Sanz (general secretary of the CGT)
José Luis Carretero (general secretary of Solidaridad Obrera)
Roser Garí Pérez (activist for Palestine in Berlin)
Nadwa A. (Spanish-Palestinian activist in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions-BDS campaign)
On the occasion of the call for the day of struggle and a general strike called for next September 27 throughout the Spanish State by the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) and the Confederación Sindical Solidaridad Obrera, to which more than 100 groups and citizen organizations have adhered, a PRESS CONFERENCE will be held for the media explaining the reasons and its intentions.
The event will present a message of support for the strike from Gaza, discuss the context of the mobilizations in Europe and explain the reasons for the call for a strike and general work stoppage of the working class in support of the Palestinian people and against public spending on the arms trade, which results in military support for the Government of Israel.
We believe that the time has come to redouble our cry of rage and indignation. Since October 7, 2023, we have witnessed thousands of murders of innocent Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. A significant part of this population were children, victims of a perverse logic of annihilation and ethnic cleansing. In addition, we are seeing every day how the Zionist State of Israel continues, with the approval of the International Community, condemning to misery and starving those who do not die under its bombs. As workers, and also from our anarcho-syndicalist and internationalist values, we want to show our solidarity with the people of Palestine and our rejection of this genocide.
Source: Press office of the CGT Confederal Committee
04:28 UTC
Regional Teamsters Unions Break With Leadership To Endorse Harris
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/18/west-coast-teamsters-endorse-harris-00179923
With how the President of the Teamsters has been mooning after Trump I’m not surprised. Sounds like he wants to endorse Trump personally but doing so would see a revolt so he has decided to not endorse anyone.
“Teamsters Joint Councils 7 and 42 — which are made up of 39 local unions representing 300,000 members in California, Nevada, Hawaii and Guam — wrote in a statement that Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz have a history of supporting expanded labor protections for workers, like the proposed Protect the Right to Organize Act and a Minnesota law that will ban employers from forcing workers to attend anti-labor meetings.
“Teamster members work and live in cities as well as in rural communities, come from diverse backgrounds, and have different views, but Joint Council 7 and 42 Teamsters refuse to be divided by extremist political forces or greedy corporations that want to see us fail,” said Teamsters Joint Council 7 President Peter Finn. “As Teamsters we will stand together to have a strong voice on the job, provide for our families, and serve the communities where we work.”
18:08 UTC
How do you all feel about the Teamsters not endorsing any presidential candidate in 2024?
I’m not an Anarchist by any means but do yall think that decoupling from political parties is generally positive for labor unions?
14:27 UTC
Question to US syndies: Is there a resurgence of tankies and leninists?
I never meet those types IRL but seems to be loads on Reddit, most of them seem to live in the US of all places.
14:08 UTC
Why did the middle classes support fascism?
20:32 UTC
When syndicalists get excited...
...they become wobbly?
18:35 UTC
Free book as PDF...
07:34 UTC
New Mother Jones movie available to stream for free
https://vimeopro.com/bullfrogfilms/fridayslaborfolklore-fightlikehell
Saul Schniderman is inviting you to watch this film about Mother Jones--free of charge, due to his generosity. It is on demand screening of “Fight Like Hell” for a limited time over Labor Day Weekend: for 72 hours--August 30-September 2, 2024. Access the film here and copy and paste the password: https://vimeopro.com/bullfrogfilms/fridayslaborfolklore-fightlikehell
Password: FLFF1GHT (best to copy and paste)
21:48 UTC
Classic cozy class union
06:35 UTC
Quick intro to syndicalism
21:52 UTC