Syndicalism
The union is the revolution.
Syndicalists think real change happens at work, not in parliament. Workers organise into unions industry by industry, use strikes and direct action to take power, and then the unions themselves run production. The general strike is the big move.
What they'd say
Parliament won't save you. Your coworkers might.
One big strike beats a hundred elections.
Whoever does the work should run the work.
Its 12-axis profile
Where it gets messy
A society run by industry unions might forget about consumers, the unemployed and anyone not on a payroll. Leninists say unions alone can't lead a revolution.
Names to know
- Georges Sorel
- Rudolf Rocker
- Lucy Parsons
Its squad
Countries that think like this
No country in our data has Syndicalism as its closest match. It's more of an idea than a government, for now.
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