,FROM ,UNION ,R5EWAL TO A ,SELF-,MANAG$ ,SOCIETY 
,T[>DS AN ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALI/ ,PROJECT 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LUCI5 ,VAN ,D] ,WALT 

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,TRADE UNION R5EWAL IS HI< ON ! AG5DA 9 MANY C\NTRIES1 BUT WE NE$ TO ?9K C>EFULLY AB\T :Y WE WANT IT4 ,UNION R5EWAL IS A PR(\NDLY POLITICAL & IDEOLOGICAL ISSUE4,WE NE$ TO HAVE A CLE> UND]/&+ ( H[ WE GOT 9TO ! CURR5T MESS :]E MANY UNIONS >E BUREAUCRATIC1 9EFFICI5T & /RUGGLE TO RESPOND TO URG5T ISSUES4 ,WE NE$ TO ?9K C>EFULLY AB\T :AT WE WANT TO A*IEVE1 NOT JU/ 9 T]MS ( H[ WE ORGANIZE - BUT :AT WE AIM AT 9 ! LONG RUN4 

,WE NE$ TO HAVE SOME !ORY AB\T :AT UNIONS CAN BE1 & %\LD BE4 ,IF WE HAVE TO ASK ! QUE/ION ( :Y WE %\LD REVITALIZE OR EXP& UNIONS1 WE HAVE TO DECIDE :AT WE WANT FROM UNIONS 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,WE ALSO NE$ TO TACKLE ! ISSUES ( ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 UNIONS & POLITICAL P>TIES - & :E!R WORK]S & UNIONS B5EFIT FROM WORK]S' P>TIES ?AT AIM AT /ATE P[]4 

,:AT 'UNION' MEANS 

,SPEAK+ ( UNION 'R5EWAL' (T5 ASSUMES WE HAD A WORK+ MODEL 9 ! PA/1 & ?AT !RE IS ONE SPECIFIC WAY UNIONS CAN & %\LD WORK4 

,BUT :AT WE CAN & %\LD A*IEVE IS NOT OBVI\S4,IT'S NOT A SIMPLE TE*NICAL QUE/ION AB\T :I* /RUCTURES WORK4 ,IT'S NOT A SIMPLE QUE/ION ( DEMOCRATIZ+ UNIONS4,:AT IS ! AIM ( HAV+ A WELL-ORGANIZ$ OR DEMOCRATIC UNION 9 ! FIR/ PLACE8 ,!RE >E MANY *OICES TO BE MADE1 EV5 IF WE HAVE DEMOCRATIC UNIONS4 ,%\LD UNIONS BE BUS9ESS UNIONS1 BASICALLY DEAL+ ) WAGES & CONDITIONS8 ,OR RUN BY EXP]TS AS S]VICE ORGANIZATIONS1 SIMIL> TO 9SURANCE FIRMS8 ,OR BE AIM+ AT SOME?+ MORE8 

,! REALITY IS ?AT UNIONS >E ALWAYS 9TR9SICALLY POLITICAL4 ,!IR V]Y EXI/5CE RAISES QUE/IONS >\ND P[]1 >\ND CLASS1 & >\ND ID5TITY & H[ WE BUILD IT4 ,UNIONS >E NEV] NEUTRAL4 ,EV5 IF :5 A UNION CALLS ITSELF NONPOLITICAL1 ?AT IS ITSELF A POLITICAL POSITION1 BAS$ ON A !ORY4 

,UNIONS EM]GE AS A RESPONSE TO A SY/EM ?AT IS 9TR9SICALLY UNABLE TO SATISFY ! NE$S ( ! GREAT MAJORITY ( ! WORK+ CLASS4,!Y PROVIDE A KEY PLACE = SOLID>ITY AMONG ORD9>Y PEOPLE 9 A V]Y ALI5AT+ SOCIETY4 ,UNIONS >E NOT DISAPPE>+1 & NEI!R IS ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,O!R ?AN FAI?-BAS$ ORGANIZATIONS1 TRADE UNIONS >E ! L>GE/ & MO/ RESILI5T POPUL> ORGANIZATIONS4 

,PEOPLE SPEAK ( A CRISIS ( UNIONISM1 BUT WE NE$ TO BE C>EFUL AB\T H[ WE MEASURE ?AT4 ,!RE IS NO PROP] DATABASE ( UNIONISM WORLDWIDE1 BUT EV]Y 9DICATION IS ?AT UNIONS1 OV]ALL1 REMA9 QUITE /ABLE 9 T]MS ( NUMB]S1 & VIEW$ GLOBALLY1 >E EV5 EXP&+4 ,?IS REFLECTS ! FACT ?AT PROLET>IANIZATION IS ACCEL]AT+3 DESPITE C]TA9 FA%IONABLE !ORIES1 CLASS IS NOT GONE2 CLASS DIVIDES >E DEEP5+1 ! WORK+ DASS - ?OSE DEP5D5T ON WAGES BUT LACK+ CONTROL -IS N[ ! BIGGE/ CLASS ON E>?4 

,UNIONS P]SI/ PRECISELY BECAUSE CAPITALISM & ! /ATE >E SIMPLY UNABLE TO 9CORPORATE OR CO-OPT ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,!IR V]Y EXI/5CE REFLECTS ! FACT ?AT SOCIETY IS RIV5 ) DEEP1 />K CONTRADICTIONS4 ,EV5 ! MO/ UNDEMOCRATIC1 POLITICALLY PROBLEMATIC UNION CAN ONLY SURVIVE TO ! EXT5T ?AT IT REPRES5TS WORK]S' 9T]E/S1 NO MATT] H[ LIMIT$ A WAY1 & ! REALITY ( IRRECONCILABLE CLASS ANTAGONISMS4 

,:AT CAN A UNION BE8 

,NONE ( ?IS 9VALIDATES >GUM5TS ?AT UNIONS HAVE (T5 BE5 UNDEMOCRATIC OR SECTIONAL 9 ?AT !Y REFLECT & EV5 RE9=CE DIVISIONS BETWE5 WORK]S -BY UNION1 BY SKILL1 BY 9DU/RY1 BY C\NTRY1 BETWE5 EMPLOY$ & UNEMPLOY$1 & BETWE5 DIFF]5T F$]ATIONS -OR (T5 5D$ UP DEAL+ ONLY ) IMM$IATE ISSUES >\ND WAGES RA!R ?AN ! L>G] *ALL5GES 9 SOCIETY4 

,BUT ! QUE/ION IS3 IS ?IS 9EVITABLE8 ,PESSIMI/IC APPROA*ES ?9K SO1 E4G4 ,ROB]T ,MI*ELS' IRON LAW ( OLIG>*Y'1 9 :I* ALL MASS MOVEM5TS GET CAPTUR$ BY SMALL FULL-TIME SELF-SEEK+ LEAD]%IPS4 ,HE BELIEV$ UNION DEMOCRACY W\LD DIE AS UNIONS DEVELOP$4,V4,I4 ,L59 BELIEV$ ?AT UNIONS W]E SECTIONAL1 REFLECT+ & RE9=C+ DIVISIONS BETWE5 WORK]S4 ,>GU+ ?AT UNIONS W]E NORMALLY /UCK AT ! LEVEL ( DEAL+ ) IMM$IATE ISSUES LIKE WAGES3 !Y B>GA9$ OV] ! T]MS ( EXPLOITATION1 RA!R ?AN 5D$ IT4,!Y FOCUS$ ON RE=MS -RE=MISM -& 'ECONOMI/IC' CONC]NS4 ,?AT FULL-TIME UNION BUREAUCRACIES EM]G$ TO RUN ! B>GA9+ & HELD BACK ANY?+ -9CLUD+ WORK]S -?AT ?REAT5$ IT4 

,BUT ?IS IS ALL V]Y ONE-SID$1 AS A MORE 'OPTIMI/IC' ANALYSIS %[S4 ,!RE >E MANY EXAMPLES ( UNION BUREAUCRACIES BE+ *ALL5G$ FROM BEL[1 ESPECIALLY ?R\< RANK-&-FILE MOVEM5TS ( ORD9>Y MEMB]S4,! :OLE NOTION ( UNION R5EWAL ASSUMES PRECISELY ?AT SU* *ALL5GE & RE=M IS POSSIBLE4,!RE IS NO L9K BETWE5 UNION SIZE & LEVELS ( DEMOCRACY3 SOME ( ! MO/ DEMOCRATIC UNIONS 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA 9 ! #a#i#hS W]E MASSIVE UNIONS LIKE ?OSE 9 ! SO-CALL$ 'WORK]I/' ,F$]ATION ( ,S,A ,TRADE ,UNIONS 7,F,O,S,A,T,U7 MOVEM5T1 & SOME ( ! LEA/ DEMOCRATIC W]E SMALL CONS]VATIVE BUS9ESS UNIONS4,& UNIONS HAVE REPEAT$LY PROV$ TO BE KEY SITES ( CLASS CONSCI\SNESS & RADICAL POLITICS4 

,&1 MOV+ BEYOND ! 'OPTIMI/IC' ANALYSIS1 TO AN AN>*I/_/ SYNDICALI/ ANALYSIS1 IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO %[ MANY EXAMPLES ( MASS UNIONS ?AT HAVE MA9TA9$ DEMOCRATIC SY/EMS1 ! BE/ BE+ ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ,CONF$]ACION ,NACIONAL DEL ,TRABAJO 7,C,N,T7 9 ,SPA94 ,?IS WAS A RADICAL UNION ?AT1 9 ! #a#i#cS1 CAME CLOSE TO TWO MILLION MEMB]S1 YET RE/$ ON A V]Y DEC5TRALIZ$ /RUCTURE & HAD A T9Y FULL-TIME /AFF4 ,IT SY/EMATICALLY OV]CAME SECTIONAL DIVISIONS AMONG WORK]S1 P>TICIPAT$ 9 L&1 COMMUNITY & Y\? /RUGGLES1 & OPPOS$ COLONIALISM4 

,CONTR>Y TO ,L59'S VIEW ?AT UNIONS1 LEFT TO !MSELVES1 W]E 9EVITABLY /UCK AT ! LEVEL ( SO-CALL$ 'TRADE UNION CONSCI\SNESS2 ! ,C,N,T SY/EMATICALLY PROMOT$ REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS & ACTIONS1 ORGANIZ$ A WORK]S' >MY1 &1 9 #a#i#c#f1 HELP$ PLACE MO/ ( ! L& & 9DU/RY 9 ,SPA9 UND] ! DIRECT CONTROL ( ORD9>Y PEOPLE1 *ANG+ DAILY LIFE & CREAT+ A WORK+-CLASS DEMOCRACY4 

,BREAK+ ! 'IRON LAW' 

,SO :AT ,MI*ELS & ,L59 W]E TALK+ AB\T W]E T5D5CIES -BUT !Y IGNOR$ ! C\NT]-T5D5CIES = DEMOCRACY1 & ! OBVI\S EVID5CE ?AT UNIONS C\LD A*IEVE REVOLUTION>Y *ANGES )\T P>TY TUTELAGE OR /ATE SUPPORT4 

,MI*ELS' SO-CALL$ 'IRON LAW' RE/S ON ! ASSUMPTION ?AT TOP-D[N C5TRALIZATION & FULL-TIME BUREAUCRACY >E ! MO/ EFFICI5T1 TE*NICALLY NECESS>Y1 9EVITABLE MEASURES AVAILABLE1 & ?AT OLIG>*IES EM]GE FROM ?IS PROCESS4 ,! SAME IDEA IS PRES5T 9 /UDIES ?AT SUGGE/ ?AT UNIONS 'MATURE' OV] TIME1 BECOM+ MORE MOD]ATE1 PR(ESSIONALIZ$ & CONS]VATIVE4 

,BUT UNDEMOCRATIC1 TOP-D[N UNIONS1 RUN BY (FICIALS1 >E ACTUALLY V]Y 9EFFECTIVE1 & (T5 FAIRLY LIFELESS4 ,!Y /RUGGLE TO RESPOND TO *ANGES1 !Y PLACE ! 9T]E/S ( ! (FICIALS OV] ! 9T]E/S ( !IR MEMB]S1 & !IR LEAD]S >E PRONE TO CO-OPTATION BY GOV]NM5TS1 BUS9ESSES & POLITICAL P>TIES4 

,C5TRALISM1 ,RUDOLPH ,ROCK] NOT$ 9 HIS BOOK1 0,AN>*O-SYNDICALISM10 0TURNS OV] ! AFFAIRS ( EV]YBODY 9 A LUMP TO A SMALL M9ORITY1 IS ALWAYS ATT5D$ BY B>R5 (FICIAL R\T9E & 444 CRU%ES 9DIVIDUAL CONVICTION1 KILLS ALL P]SONAL 9ITIATIVE BY LIFELESS DISCIPL9E & BUREAUCRATIC OSSIFICATION40 

,?AT IS PRECISELY :AT ! CURR5T PU% = UNION R5EWAL %[S3 ! FUTURE ( UNIONS LIES 9 UNIONS BECOM+ MORE DEMOCRATIC1 MORE MEMB]-DRIV51 MORE DEC5TRALIZ$ & MORE FLEXIBLE4 

,! >GUM5T = C5TRALISM & BUREAUCRACY IS AN IDEOLOGICAL ONE1 A DELIB]ATE *OICE 7AS ! ,C,N,T'S C\NT]-EXAMPLE %[S7 ?AT >ISES FROM A FALSE !ORY1 RE9=C$ BY ! DE/RUCTION ( DEMOCRATIC *ECKS-&-BALANCES1 ! IMM]SION ( UNION LEAD]%IPS 9 POLITICAL P>TIES & /ATES1 & ! ',MOSES SYNDROME'3 ! IDEA ?AT ! MASSES NE$ TO BE L$ BY A FEW GREAT LEAD]S1 & ! AMBITIONS ( ?OSE :O HOPE TO BECOME ! ,MOSES4 

,BEYOND ! ,SYMPTOMS 

,AN ECONOMI/IC & RE=MI/ UNIONISM IS ALWAYS BETT] ?AN NO UNIONISM AT ALL4 ,( C\RSE B>GA9+ >\ND WAGES & RI<TS IS VALUABLE1 & !RE IS NOT MU* ELSE1 BESIDES UNIONS1 ?AT HAS SUCCE$$ 9 !SE ROLES4 

,BUT IT DEALS ) ! SYMPTOMS (1 & IT SIMPLY RESPONDS TO1 :AT ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM & ! /ATE DO4 ,& S9CE ! PROBLEMS FAC+ ! GLOBAL WORK+ CLASS - UNEMPLOYM5T1 POV]TY1 L[ WAGES1 9SECURITY1 RACISM1 W>1 G5D] OPPRESSION & SO ON - >E DEEPLY L9K$ TO CAPITALISM & ! /ATE1 REAL *ANGE MEANS TACKL+ ! SY/EM ITSELF4 ,IF Y\ HAVE HEADA*ES ALL ! TIME1 IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA TO LIVE ON HEADA*E PILLS2 Y\ NE$ TO F9D \T :AT IS WRONG & GET A CURE4 

,CAPITALI/ CORPORATIONS & ! /ATE APP>ATUS >E EXTRACTIVE SY/EMS ?AT C5TRALIZE P[] & WEAL? 9 ! H&S ( SMALL ELITES1 >E PR(\NDLY UNDEMOCRATIC1 PRODUCE & DI/RIBUTE = PR(IT & P[]1 >E PRONE TO 9/ABILITY1 & M>K$ BY W>1 IMP]IALISM & HATR$4 ,REMOV+ POV]TY & 9EQUALITY1 & 5D+ CLASS EXPLOITATION1 REQUIRES !IR NEGATION BY PLAC+ PRODUCTIVE RES\RCES & REAL CONTROL 9 ! H&S ( ORD9>Y PEOPLE -A BOTTOM-UP SOCIETY BAS$ ON P>TICIPATORY PLANN+1 COMMON ONW]%IP1 GLOBAL COMMUNITY & DI/RIBUTION BY NE$4 

,! ,P>TY IS ,OV] 

,SO1 IF UNIONS EM]GE AS P>T ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 REFLECT CLASS DIVISIONS1 & CAN C]TA9LY 7AS ! ,C,N,T %[$7 MAKE RADICAL *ANGES 9 SOCIETY1 CAN !Y HELP DEVELOP ! CURE ?AT SOCIETY NE$S8 ,& IF SO1 H[8 ,& :AT W\LD ?AT CURE 5TAIL8 

,! DISMISSAL ( UNIONS BY MANY SELF-DESCRIB$ RADICALS TODAY IS NOT %>$ BY ! RUL+ CLASSES3 ! BOSSES & POLITICIANS4,!Y >E WELL AW>E ?AT UNIONS CAN MAKE DRAMATIC1 REVOLUTION>Y *ANGES4 ,?IS IS PRECISELY :Y LABOR LAW IS DESIGN$ TO CONTA9 UNIONS1 LIMIT !IR SCOPE & ACTIVITIES1 & TIE !M 9TO L5G?Y (FICIAL PROC$URES -& :Y EV]Y EF=T IS MADE TO WEAK51 CORRUPT & DE/ROY UNIONS4 

,L591 TOO1 NEV] D5I$ ?AT UNIONS C\LD PLAY A ROLE 9 A TRANSITION TO SOCIALISM4 ,HIS >GUM5T WAS1 RA!R1 ?AT UNIONS C\LD BECOME REVOLUTION>Y1 ONLY IF L$ BY A REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S P>TY AIM+ AT /ATE P[]4 

,BUT ?IS VANGU>DI/ POLITICS -! P>TY FIR/1 ! UNION AS 'TRANSMISSION BELT' = P>TY 9/RUCTIONS -/ILL RE/$ ON A PR(\ND UND]E/IMATION ( ! POT5TIAL ( UNIONS4 ,IT ALSO RE/$ UPON A FATAL OV]E/IMATION ( ! VALUE ( SO-CALL$ WORK]S P>TIES4 ,SUBORD9ATION TO A P>TY ?AT AIMS AT /ATE P[] POLITICAL UNIONISM - C5TRALIZES UNIONS1 REPLACES WORK]S' CONTROL ( ! UNIONS ) P>TY CONTROL2 IT LEAVES POLITICS & TRANS=MATION TO ! P>TY2 RA!R ?AN OV]COME RE=MISM & ECONOMISM1 IT 9EVITABLY PROMOTES IT4 

,! HI/ORY ( WORK]S' POLITICAL P>TIES1 :E!R RE=MI/ LABOR P>TIES1 OR REVOLUTION>Y COMMUNI/ P>TIES1 & ( NATIONALI/ P>TIES1 AS =CES = POPUL> EMANCIPATION1 IS ABSOLUTELY DISMAL4 ,RA!R ?AN BR+ WORK]S TO P[]1 !Y HAVE REPEAT$LY BETRAY$1 BROK51 CORRUPT$1 DIVID$ & REPRESS$ WORK]S' MOVEM5TS LIKE UNIONS4 ,! FALL ( ! ,AFRICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONGRESS 7,A,N,C7 IS NO?+ EXCEPTIONAL4 

,! PROBLEM IS NOT ?AT !SE P>TIES HAVE ! WRONG PROGRAM1 OR BAD LEAD]S - AS ?OSE :O 9SI/ ON TRY+ TO R]UN ! FAIL$ PROJECT ALSO CLAIM -BUT ! FACT ?AT TRANS=MATION BY ! IMM5SE MAJORITY 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ! IMM5SE MAJORITY CANNOT COME ?R\< ! /ATE4 

,! /ATE IS A C5TRALIZ$1 UNDEMOCRATIC /RUCTURE ?AT 5TR5*ES M9ORITY CLASS RULE2 RA!R ?AN *ANGE ! /ATE1 ! P>TIES >E *ANG$ BY ! /ATE1 !IR LEAD]S CO-OPT$ 9TO ! RUL+ CLASS & ITS AG5DAS4 ,SIMPLY PUT3 ELECTIONS & DICTATORS >E NOT ! SOLUTION4 

,PREFIGURATION & ,TRANSITION 

,UNIONS CAN C]TA9LY CONTRIBUTE TO A NEW1 BETT] SOCIETY 9 :I* !RE IS A MASSIVE R$I/RIBUTION ( P[] & WEAL? TO ! POPUL> CLASSES1 9CLUD+ ! WORK]S & ! POOR4 ,BUT AS ,L59'S ,BOL%EVIK ,REVOLUTION 9 #a#i#a#g-:]E A LABOR-REPRESSIVE DICTATORIAL ,CZ>I/ REGIME WAS SIMPLY REPLAC$ ) A LABOR-REPRESSIVE DICTATORIAL ,M>XI/ REGIME -%[S1 REAL *ANGE MU/ TAKE PLACE 9 A WAY ?AT DOES NOT JU/ REPLACE ONE ELITE ) ANO!R4 

,?IS MEANS REJECT+ ! P>TY =M & ! CAPTURE ( /ATE P[]1 9 FAVOR ( MASS MOVEM5TS ?AT CAN TRANSF] P[] DIRECTLY TO ! PEOPLE4 ,BOTTOM-UP P>TICIPATORY TRADE UNIONS >E ! MO/ EFFICI5T1 ! MO/ CREATIVE1 ! MO/ 9NOVATIVE & ! MO/ RESPONSIVE TYPES ( UNION4 

,WE NE$ TO MOVE FROM ! IDEA ?AT UNIONS MU/ BE C5TRALIZ$1 & ALSO FROM ! IDEA ?AT UNIONS' FUTURE LIES 9 S]VIC+ MEMB]S4 ,A RADICAL UNION MOVEM5T ( ?IS SORT DEF5DS ITS MEMB]S1 & FI<TS = DAILY IMPROVEM5TS4 LT'S A P>TICIPATIVE MODEL :]E ! MEMB]S >E ! UNION1 NOT CU/OM]S1 & :]E UNION LEAD]%IP IS ESS5TIALLY AB\T FACILITAT+ A BOTTOM-UP UNIONISM4 ,! IMPORTANT ?+ IS ACCUMULAT+ ORGANIZATIONAL P[] & PROMOT+ POPUL> CONSCI\SNESS TO CONTRIBUTE TO A SOCIETY :]E ORD9>Y PEOPLE >E 9 *>GE4 

,BUT !Y CAN ALSO PREFIGURE & !N HELP CREATE A RADICAL *ANGE 9 SOCIETY1 BY DEVELOP+ ! IDEAS & /RUCTURES ?AT CAN LAY ! BASIS = A NEW SOCIAL ORD]4 ,TO PLACE P[] & WEAL? 9 ! H&S ( ORD9>Y PEOPLE REQUIRES1 NOT A /ATE1 NOT A P>TY1 BUT A SY/EM ( WORK] & COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES & C\NCILS 9 A SELF-MANAG$1 EGALIT>IAN ORD] BAS$ ON P>TICIPATORY PLANN+1 COMMON [N]%IP & DI/RIBUTION BY NE$4 

,?IS WAS PRECISELY :AT WAS %[N 9 ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION BY ! ,C,N,T4 ,AFT] DECADES ( FAIL$ L& RE=M1 CORRUPT GOV]NM5T1 *ASMS ( POV]TY & 9EQUALITY1 & ! FAILURE ( ! P>TIES1 ! ,C,N,T - ) ITS POPUL> ALLIES1 & PROVID+ DIRECTION TO RIVAL UNIONS - UND]TOOK ONE ( ! MO/ PR(\ND REVOLUTIONS 9 HI/ORY4 ,& ! BOTTOM-UP ,C,N,T /RUCTURES =M$ ! CORE ( ! NEW SOCIETY4 

,BEYOND 'S]VIC+' ,MEMB]S 

,WE NE$ TO MOVE BEYOND ! IDEA ?AT UNIONS >E JU/ NE$$ 9 CONFLICTS1 TO ?9K+ AB\T H[ UNIONS CAN PROVIDE A SPACE = COLLECTIVE ACTION1 CLASS ID5TITY1 UNITY ACROSS DIVIDES ( RACE1 E?NICITY1 & C\NTRY1 & SELF-ACTIVITY4 ,! CORE ( A C\NT]-HEGEMONIC PROJECT IS ! DEVELOPM5T ( POPUL> CAPACITIES & ESCALAT+ DEM&S4 ,?IS REQUIRES CREATIVITY & 9NOVATION4 

,!RE IS NO REASON :Y UNION 9VE/M5T FUNDS CANNOT BE R$IRECT$ 9TO ORGANIZ+ DRIVES1 AN ALT]NATIVE MASS M$IA1 & ! BASIS ( UNION-RUN CL9ICS1 RECREATIONAL FACILITIES & S*OOLS4 ,ALONG ) ?IS IS ! NE$ = MU* MORE BRAN* CONTROL ( UNION FUNDS4 

,?IS IS NOT A CRUDE WORK]ISM1 BUT A REVOLUTION>Y CLASS POLITICS ?AT IS SOLID>ITY BAS$1 EGALIT>IAN1 IS ANTI-RACI/1 ANTI-COLONIAL1 ANTI-SEXI/ OPPOS$ TO ALL =MS ( OPPRESSION4 ,NOT A P>TY-L$ POLITICAL UNIONISM1 BUT A PR(\NDLY REVOLUTION>Y UNIONISM4 ,IT MEANS TAK+ A LEAD 9 FI<T+ AGA9/ OPPRESSION1 = ! EMANCIPATION ( WOM51 AGA9/ W> & EMPIRE1 & = FRE$OM = ALL4 ,?IS IS NOT NEW3 IT'S ! CORE ( OLD LEFT TRADITIONS LIKE AN>*OSYNDICALISM4 

,VALUES & ,RANK-&-,FILES 

,MANY *ALL5GES UNIONS FACE >E L9K$ TO CAPITALI/ RE/RUCTUR+1 BUT WE NE$ TO ALSO BE V]Y CLE> AB\T /ATES4 ,UNIONI/S COMMONLY SPEAK ( CAPITALISM AS ! MA9 PROBLEM1 BUT IT'S NOT ! ONLY ONE UNIONS FACE4 

LT IS CLE> FROM ,AFRICAN & ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN EXP]I5CES ?AT /ATES WREAK HAVOC4 ,!Y >E ! L>GE/ EMPLOY]S & !Y ACTIVELY AIM TO CAPTURE UNION LEAD]%IPS4 ,RA!R ?AN CORPORATI/ BODIES & P>TIES 9 GOV]NM5T HELP+ UNIONS1 !SE 5ABLE ! /ATE TO EX]T CONTROL OV] UNIONS4 

,9 PLACE ( P>TIES1 IT MAKES MORE S5SE = UNIONS TO BE P>T ( A REVOLUTION>Y FRONT ( ! OPPRESS$ CLASSES1 BAS$ ON COMMUNITY1 Y\? & O!R =MATIONS1 AIM+ AT DEEP *ANGE1 & TO ALSO EXP& BEYOND TRADITIONAL CON/ITU5CIES 9TO ORGANIZ+ ! UNEMPLOY$ & SO-CALL$ SELF-EMPLOY$4 ,! MUSCLE ( UNIONS AT ! PO9T ( PRODUCTION CAN AID ! RE/ ( ! FRONT1 & ! FRONT CAN AID UNIONS ?R\<1 = EXAMPLE1 CONSUM] BOYCOTTS4 

,ALL ( ?IS REQUIRES S]I\S RE=M 9 ! UNIONS - RE=M ?AT WILL 9EVITABLY BE RESI/$ BY P>TS ( ! UNION BUREAUCRACY1 & DEF9ITELY BY ! POLITICAL P>TIES4 ,IT MU/1 !RE=E1 RE/ UPON A RANK-&-FILE MOVEM5T TO *ANGE ! UNIONS FROM BEL[ -A MOVEM5T 9 ALL ! UNIONS -9TO P>T ( A WORK+ CLASS C\NT]-P[]1 >M$ ) CLE> IDEAS & A PROGRAM4 

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