,DREAMS1 ,DEM&S1 & ! ,PRAGMATIC ,PITFALL ,! ,B>CELONA ,BUS ,DRIV]S ,/RIKE ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS ,TEXT 3 ,:5 ! BUS DRIV]S ( ,B>CELONA TOOK TO ! PICKET L9ES UND] ! R$ & BLACK FLAG1 NOT SEV5TY YE>S AGO BUT JU/ !SE PA/ MON?S1 IT WAS AN OCCASION = EXCITEM5T & AN OPPORTUNITY TO LE>N AB\T ! RELEVANCE ( RADICAL SYNDICALISM 9 A PO/-9DU/RIAL WORLD4 ,CATALUNYA HAS A CULTURE & HI/ORY ?AT MAKE IT A LIKELY SPOT = A MAJOR AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ TRANSPORTATION /RIKE1 BUT ON ! O!R H& WE %\LD NOT ROMANTICIZE IT SO MU* TO IMAG9E IT AS MU* DIFF]5T FROM ! RE/ ( ! HYP]-CONSUM]I/1 ALI5AT$ ,GLOBAL ,NOR?4 ,! ,C,N,T WAS A MAJOR =CE 9 ,SPA9 & ,CATALUNYA 9 ! #a#i#cS1 ) OV] A MILLION MEMB]S & A LEAD+ ROLE 9 ! W> AGA9/ FASCISM4 ,DUR+ ! ,FRANCO YE>S1 !Y PLAY$ A MAJOR ROLE 9 COORD9AT+ ! RESI/ANCE FROM EXILE1 ?\< ACCORD+ TO MANY !Y HAD A MOD]AT+1 /IFL+ EFFECT1 [+ TO A CONS]VATIVE M5TALITY & !IR LEGAL /ATUS1 EXAC]BAT$ BY PRESSURE FROM ! ,FR5* AU?ORITIES4 ,ACCORD+LY1 MO/ ( ! AN>*I/ URBAN GU]RILLAS :O F\*Y AFT] ,FRANCO'S DEA? 7& ! ASSASS9ATION ( HIS H&GROOM$ SUCCESSOR BY ! ,BASQUE GR\P ,E,T,A74 ,?AT MOVEM5T1 ?\< IT BR\$ READY TO BECOME A REVOLUTION1 FAIL$1 H9D]$ ACCORD+ TO SOME BY ! MOD]AT+ EFFECT ( ! BEHEMO? ,C,N,T & ACCORD+ TO NE>LY EV]YONE BY A T]RORI/ >SON OCCUR+ AT A KEY PO9T 9 ! MOBILIZATIONS1 5G9E]$ BY ! MILIT>Y & BLAM$ ON ! AN>*I/S4 ,REC5TLY1 ! ,C,N,T HAS BE5 A T9Y =CE 9 SOCIAL /RUGGLES1 ?\< 9 P>TS ( ,SPA9 !Y >E VITAL = SPREAD+ ! MEMORY ( SOCIAL /RUGGLES4 ,REC5TLY !Y W]E ALSO 9VOLV$ 9 IMPORTANT /RIKES AMONG TRANSPORTATION WORK]S 9 ,MADRID1 & WORK]S ( ! ,M]CADONA SUP]M>KET *A9 9 ,CATALUNYA4 ,9 #aigi ! ,C,N,T LO/ MO/ ( ITS MEMB]S TO A SPLIT4 ,A MAJORITY =M$ ! MORE RE=MI/1 QUIETLY AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ,C,G,T4 ,CONTR>Y TO ,C,N,T PR9CIPLES CONC]N+ SELF-ORGANIZATION1 ! ,C,G,T ADOPT$ SYNDICAL ELECTIONS1 A LEGAL =M ?AT CREATES COMMITTEES ( REPRES5TATIVES FROM ! MAJOR UNIONS 9 A WORKPLACE1 & GU>ANTEES /ATE SUBSIDIES4 ,! ,C,G,T /ILL FLIES ! R$ & BLACK FLAG1 BUT !Y >E NO LONG] A P>T ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK]S ,ASSOCIATION1 [+ TO ! SPLIT4 ,!Y DO1 H[EV]1 HAVE CL\T AMONG ! ,B>CELONA BUS DRIV]S1 & ?IS IS :]E \R /ORY BEG9S4 ,= A LONG TIME1 ! BUS DRIV]S W]E DEM&+ TWO DAYS ( RE/ A WEEK4 ,!Y ONLY RECEIV$ ONE DAY1 ) A FULL WEEK5D (F FROM WORK ONLY COM+ TO !M AB\T ONCE EV]Y MON?4 ,OV] ! PA/ YE>S ! ,C,G,T HAD WON SEV]AL ADD$ B5EFITS = ! DRIV]S1 BUT NEV] ! *]I%$ 0DOS DIES DE DESCANS10 TWO DAYS ( RE/4 ,9 ,NOVEMB]1 #b#g1 !Y DECID$ ! TIME HAD COME = A /RIKE4 ,! FIR/ /RIKE DAYS CAME 9 ,DECEMB]1 9CLUD+ ! DAYS JU/ >\ND ,*RI/MAS & ,NEW ,YE>S4 ,BUT ! /RIKE />T$ (F ) MORE ?AN JU/ PICKET L9ES4 ,PEOPLE FROM AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T SOCIAL SECTOR PIT*$ 9 AS WELL4 ,9 G5]AL NOT EMPLOY$ BY ,T,M,B1 ! BUS COMPANY1 OR BY ANYONE ELSE1 !Y NONE!LESS GOT UP E>LY 9 ! MORN+ TO SABOTAGE BUSSES DRIV5 BY SCABS4 ,IT'S WOR? EXPLA9+ H[ ! ,C,G,T F\ND ?IS UNLIKELY ALLY1 & :O !Y >E3 SQUATT]S1 OR AUTONOMI/S4 ,9 PR9CIPLE1 ! AUTONOM\S MOVEM5T OPPOSES WORK4 ,ITS MEMB]S SQUAT1 DUMP/]1 %>E1 & AVOID COMMODITY RELATION%IPS & ! NE$ = MONEY AS MU* AS POSSIBLE4 ,A L>GE P>T ( ! AN>*I/S 9 ,B>CELONA >E SQUATT]S1 & A WIDESPREAD ANTI-SYNDICALI/1 ANTI-WORK CRITIQUE DI/ANCES MANY ( !M EV5 FROM ! ,C,N,T1 :O >E NE>] & DE>]1 = OLD TIMES' SAKE1 ?AN ! ,C,G,T4 ,NONE!LESS1 !RE >E GREAT FEEL+S ( SOLID>ITY 9 ! MOVEM5T1 & HI< CONNECTIVITY BETWE5 P>TICUL> /RUGGLES4 ,AN IMPORTANT FACTOR 9 ?IS CONNECTIVITY IS ?AT !Y ALL COME TOGE!R 9 ! SOCIAL C5T]S1 MO/LY SQUATT$1 ?AT PROVIDE ! PREMI]E EV5T SPACE = SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,9 ONE CASE1 ! ,C,G,T HELP$ ! SQUATT]S ( ,CAN ,VIES1 AN IMPORTANT SOCIAL C5T] ?AT HAS BE5 OCCUPI$ MORE ?AN A DECADE1 W9 !IR C\RT CASE AGA9/ ! [N] 7:O HAPP5$ TO BE ,T,M,B74 ,SO :5 IT BECAME KN[N ?AT MANY /RIK+ BUS DRIV]S JU/ MIANTEE ?AT ANYONE >RE/$ W\LD BE DEF5D$1 & ALL LEGAL CO/S & F9ES W\LD COME \T ( ! /RIKE COMMITTEE'S W> *E/4 ,! ,C,G,T HAD AGRE$ TO ALL[ M9IMUM S]VICES DUR+ ! DAYS ( ! /RIKE1 TO S]VICE NEIGETS4 ,! PICKETS \TSIDE ! BUS DEPOTS W]E QUICKLY CLE>$ BY POLICE4 ,ADH]5CE TO ! /RIKE WAS BETWE5 #e-#h#e.01 DEP5D+ ON ! S\RCE4 ,BUT !RE WAS NO %ORTAGE ( SCABS1 SO ! MORN+ ! /RIKE BEGAN1 BUSSES BEGAN TO ROLL ! /REETS1 DELAY$ BUT NOT D5I$4 ,!N SOME?+ />T$ TO HAPP51 /ILL E>LY 9 ! RU% H\R4 ,TIRES MY/]I\SLY />T$ LEAK+ 7CALTROPS -- F\R-PRONG$ METAL SPIKES ?AT ALWAYS L& ) ONE SIDE UP1 W\LD BE DISCOV]$ PROTRUD+ FROM !M1 HAV+ BE5 SURREPTITI\SLY DROPP$ 9 ! WAY AT ! PREVI\S BUS /OP74 ,B&ITS1 MASK$ OR DISGUIS$1 W\LD EM]GE FROM ! CR[D1 SMA% A RE>VIEW MIRROR OR PA9T ! W9D%IELD1 & DISAPPE>4 ,9 SOME NEITICUL>LY ,SANTS1 GANGS ROAM$ ! /REETS ) IMPUNITY1 SE>*+ \T BUSSES TO /OP1 SABOTAGE1 OR EV5 BO>D & EVICT4 ,9 EV]Y CASE1 ! DAMAGE DEALT TO ! BUS R5D]$ IT1 BY REGULATIONS1 9OP]ABLE4 ,! BE/ P>T WAS1 !RE W]E ONLY TWO CRANES 9 ! CITY CAPABLE ( BR++ BUSSES BACK TO ! DEPOT4 ,ON ! FIR/ DAY1 !RE W]E =TY SABOTAGES -- BY ! /RIKE'S 5D1 A TOTAL ( >\ND EIE DUR+ ! /RIKE4 ,!SE TICKETS W]E PASS$ \T AT BUS /OPS >\ND ! CITY1 & MANY ( ! DRIV]S RECEIV$ !M HAPPILY4 ,! =CEFUL BEG9N+ TO ! /RIKE WAS IMPORTANT 9 DEMON/RAT+ ! BUS DRIV]S' CL\T & WILL+NESS TO FIAMET]S ?AT ALWAYS DISADVANTAGE DISSID5TS4 ,BUT ! FAKE TICKETS PROVID$ A CALM1 FRI5DLY =M ( SUBV]SION ?AT 5C\RAG$ AN EASY SOLID>ITY FROM A WIDE POPULATION ?AT W\LD BE UNWILL+ TO POP TIRES4 ,!RE W]E COMPLA9TS ( MAJOR 9CONV5I5CES TO PLEBIAN TRANSPORTATION1 SO ! BUS DRIV]S OBLIG$ ) FREE TRANSPORTATION1 ACCOMODAT+ ! NE$S ( FELL[ PROLES1 :OM ! CORPORATE M$IA W]E TRY+ TO DI/ANCE FROM ! /RIK]S1 & /ILL HURT+ ! PR(ITS ( ,T,M,B4 ,& LET'S NOT =GET ?AT TACTICALLY1 5C\RAG+ MASS ILLEGALITY IS NO SMALL CONTRIBUTION TO A REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE4 ,NATURALLY1 !RE WAS A MAJOR M$IA CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ! SELFI% /RIK]S1 EA* >TICLE FEATUR+ ONE-L9E 9T]VIEWS ) ,COMMON ,PEOPLE ?OR\Y P>T ( ! /RIKE WAS C\NT]-9=MATION4 ,BUS DRIV]S HELD TALKS 9 SOCIAL C5T]S ?R\<\T ! CITY1 & PR9T$ \T ?\S&S ( NEWSPAP]S EXPLA9+ ! /RUGGLE1 & !IR REASONS = /RIK+4 ,WALLS & BUS %ELT]S ?R\<\T ! CITY W]E SPRAYPA9T$ OR PA/$ ) PO/]S1 CALL+ = SOLID>ITY ) ! /RIKE4 4 ,?\< SQUATT]S & O!R SUPPORT]S HELP$ \T A GREAT DEAL1 MO/ ( ! WORK = ! /RIKE & ALL ! SUPPORT+ TACTICS -- PR9T+ NEWSPAP]S & FAKE BUS TICKETS -- CAME FROM ! BUS DRIV]S !MSELVES4 ,IT WAS L>GELY A GRASSROOTS /RIKE1 ?AT MADE DECISIONS 9 G5]AL ASSEMBLIES4 ,! ,C,G,T SUPPORT$ IT1 & PROVID$ RES\RCES & ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY1 BUT IT WAS NOT !IR 9ITIATIVE SO MU* AS ! 9ITIATIVE ( ! MAJORITY ( BUS DRIV]S1 :E!R MEMB]S OR NOT4 ,IT %\LD BE NOT$ ?AT ! O!R MAJOR UNIONS1 ! ,U,G,T & ,C,C,O,O1 DID NOT SUPPORT ! /RIKE4 ,AFT] SEV]AL MORE P]IODIC DAYS ( /RIKE1 ! ASSEMBLY ( WORK]S ANN\NC$ AN 9DEF9ITE /RIKE1 TO BEG9 9 MID-,APRIL4 ,!Y HAD ALREADY DEMON/RAT$ !IR ABILITY TO 5DURE REPRESSION1 MOBILIZE SUPPORT1 KEEP EV5 9 ! PROPAG&A W>1 CAUSE F9ANCIAL LOSSES TO ,T,M,B1 & SL[1 IF NOT P>ALYZE1 CITY TRANSPORTATION4 ,ALMO/ IMM$IATELY AFT] ! BEG9N+ ( ! 9DEF9ITE /RIKE1 ,T,M,B (F]$ TO NEGOTIATE1 & 9 A G5]AL ASSEMBLY ON ,APRIL #ae ?AT BR\E VICTORY4 ,! (F]$ AGREEM5TS1 :I* WILL BE F9ALIZ$ 9 COM+ DISCUSSIONS1 9CLUDE #bf MORE DAYS (F A YE>1 & MORE M9UTES ( RE/ EV]Y WORK DAY4 ,! #bf DAYS >E NOT ! FULL AM\NT 9ITIALLY DEM&$ BY ! BUS DRIV]S1 BUT !Y WILL ALL[ ! BUS DRIV]S TO 5JOY A TWO-DAY WEEK5D ! MAJORITY ( WEEKS ( ! YE>4 ,9 EX*ANGE !Y DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE UP ANY PAY1 NOR DO !Y LOSE ANY PREVI\SLY WON B5EFITS4 ,ALSO1 PUNITIVE PROC$URES WILL BE DROPP$ AGA9/ ALL #$ WORK]S SANCTION$ BY ! COMPANY = P>TICIPATION 9 ! /RIKE 7?IS WAS A MAJOR DEM&74 ,9 MEET+ %ORT-T]M GOALS1 DEVELOP+ DYNAMIC TACTICS1 & /R5G!N+ RELATION%IPS ( SOLID>ITY1 ! /RIKE WAS A SUCCESS4 ,:AT DOES IT (F] ! LONG-T]M /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM4 ,= DECADES !RE HAVE BE51 ) GOOD REASON1 CRITIQUES ( ! CONS]VATIVE 9FLU5CE ( LABOR UNIONS1 !IR ROLE 9 M$IAT+ CONFLICTS ) CAPITAL1 OR AT WOR/1 CAPITALIZ+ ON !SE CONFLICTS3 SELL+ ! OB$I5CE ( WORK]S TO PAY ! 5TRANCE FEE = ! CLUB ( ! POLITICAL ELITE4 ,9 A WAY1 UNIONS DO PROVIDE EMPLOY]S PRECISE 9=MATION ON H[ MU* !IR EMPLOYES NE$ TO KEEP WORK+1 IF NOT SATISFI$ !N AT LEA/ COMPLAC5TLY4 ,Y\ WANT TWO DAYS ( RE/ EV]Y WEEK4 ,:AT AB\T ?REE WEEK5DS A MON?4 ,DONE DEAL4 ,! PR(ITS KEEP ROLL+ 91 SLIS1 DUR+ :I* TIME NEW WAYS WILL BE DEVIS$ TO SQUEEZE MORE MONEY FROM !M & ! CU/OM]S4 ,A RESPECTFUL CRITIQUE ( ! SYNDICALI/ /RATEGY APPE>$ ON ! FRONT PAGE ( ,B>CELONA'S AN>*I/ NEWSPAP]1 ,ANTISI/EMA4 ,! >TICLE1 9 ISSUE #a#c1 ,APRIL #b#h1 CALLS = CONT9U$ SOLID>ITY ) ! /RIKE1 BUT ALSO PO9TS \T A NUMB] ( DISCONNECTS BETWE5 ! %ORT-T]M GOAL ( BETT] WORK+ CONDITIONS & ! LONG-T]M GOAL ( REVOLUTION4 0,IT'S NOT A QUE/ION ( RE=MISM OR REVOLUTION1 ! 9T]E/+ ?+ IS TO TIITY1 CREATE CONSCI\SNESS4444 ,& :ILE1 AS NOT$1 ! /RIKE DID EXT5D SOLID>ITY1 IT SEEMS1 & ! AU?ORS ( ! CRITIQUE AGREE1 ?AT IT CAME AT ! CO/ ( CREAT+ CONSCI\SNESS4 ,ABOLI%+ CAPITALISM ?R\< LABOR /RUGGLE REQUIRES1 AMONG O!R ACTIVITIES1 9CREAS+ CLASS CONFLICT & EMP[]+ WORK]S /EP BY /EP1 ?R\< SMALL VICTORIES WON 9 ! WORKPLACE4 ,BUT ! COMMON APPROA* = A UNION1 & 9 ?IS CASE AN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ UNION IS NO DIFF]5T1 IS TO APPEAL TO ! MASSES BY MAK+ ! PRES5T DEM&S SEEM IMM95TLY REASONABLE4 ,!SE BUS DRIV]S >5'T CRAZY RADICALS4 ,!Y'RE JU/ LIKE Y\ & ME4 ,ALL !Y WANT IS TWO DAYS (F4 ,?US A M9IMUM GOAL -- ! NEXT /EP 9 A LONG /RUGGLE -- IS PRES5T$ AS A MAXIMUM GOAL TO AVOID %OCK+ ! ,COMMON ,P]SON4 ,9/EAD ( BUILD+ CONSCI\SNESS1 ?IS APPROA* H9D]S CONSCI\SNESS4 ,! T5S ( ?\S&S ( NEWSPAP]S & O!R PROPAG&A H&$ \T ALL OV] ! CITY TO W9 SUPPORT = ! /RIK]S DID NOT USE ! OPPORTUNITY TO EV5 H9T AT CONCRETE SOCIAL TRANS=MATION -- ! WORK]S EV5TUALLY TAK+ OV] ! BUS COMPANY1 = EXAMPLE4 ,= ANTI-CAPITALI/S1 SUBV]T+ ALI5ATION BY APPEAL+ TO ! ,COMMON ,P]SON IS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC S9CE ! ,COMMON ,P]SON IS A CON/RUCT ( ! MASS M$IA1 NOT JU/ A CAPITALI/ PRODUCT BUT A PRODUC] & CONSUM] SUIT$ TO LIV+ 9 A CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 ,%E IS ! P]SON QUOT$ 9 ! NEWSPAP]S COMPLA9+ AB\T H[ ?OSE SELFI% /RIK]S MADE H] LATE = WORK4 ,%E DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE OV] H] WORKPLACE BECAUSE ?AT W\LD BE A BO!R4 ,%E WANTS TO WORK = A GOOD SAL>Y1 GO %OPP+1 & WAT* TELEVISION4 ,:Y DISGUISE REVOLUTION AS A MODE/ DEM& & AVOID BOLD DREAMS LIKE A POLITICALLY 9CORRECT PLAGUE1 :5 PEOPLE SO CLE>LY WANT DREAMS ?AT !Y BUY !M FROM ,HOLLYWOOD4 ,) RIS+ FOOD PRICES1 H\S+ PROBLEMS1 ! DIM9I%+ VALUE ( SAL>IES1 !RE W]E ALWAYS BE MORE IMM$IATE 9IQUITIES TO PROTE/ & GO ON /RIKE AGA9/1 )\T EV] GETT+ CLOS] TO WORK] CONTROL4 ,! PRAGMATIC APPROA* IS HOPELESSLY UNREALI/IC4 ,LABOR /RUGGLES WILL GO ON1 ?\< !Y HAVE A DECREAS+LY VISIBLE PLACE 9 9=MATION & S]VICE ECONOMIES4 ,/RIKES SU* AS ! ONE ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,B>CELONA BUS DRIV]S 5T] 9TO POPUL> CONSCI\SNESS1 OV]COME ISOLATION1 & GRAB ! C5T] ( ATT5TION MORE ?AN MANY O!R CONFLICTS4 ,IT IS UNLIKELY ?AT LABOR ORGANIZATIONS WILL PLAY A PROACTIVE ROLE 9 ABOLI%+ CAPITALISM1 BUT 9 ! 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