,LETT] ON ,WORK]S ,C\NCILS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK 

,TEXT 3 

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,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,DAVID ,WALT]S_/,GREG ,AD>GO1 ,DECEMB]1 #b#a2 
,S\RCE3 ,KURASJE ,C\NCIL ,COMMUNI/ ,>*IVES4 

,I W\LD LIKE TO MAKE SOME CRITICAL & COMPLEM5T>Y REM>KS AB\T ,COMRADE 
,KONDOR'S OBS]VATIONS ON 0,B\RGEOIS OR ,SOCIALI/ ,ORGANIZATION0 9 ! ISSUE ( 
0,FUNK50 = ,DECEMB] #a#i#e#a4 ,:5 FIR/LY HE CRITICIZES ! PRES5T-DAY ROLE ( 
! TRADE UNIONS 7& P>TIES71 HE IS COMPLETELY RI<T4 ,) ! *ANGES 9 ! 
ECONOMIC /RUCTURE ! FUNCTION ( ! DIFF]5T SOCIAL /RUCTURES MU/ ALSO 
*ANGE4 ,! TRADE UNIONS W]E & >E 9DISP5SABLE AS ORGANS ( /RUGGLE = 
! WORK+-CLASS UND] PRIVATE CAPITALISM4 ,UND] MONOPOLY & /ATE-CAPITALISM1 
T[>DS :I* CAPITALISM 9CREAS+LY DEVELOPS1 !Y TURN 9TO A P>T ( ! 
RUL+ BUREAUCRATIC APP>ATUS1 :I* HAS TO 9TEGRATE ! WORK+ CLASS 9TO ! 
:OLE4 ,AS ORGANIZATIONS MA9TA9$ & DEVELOP$ BY ! WORK]S !MSELVES !Y 
>E BETT] ?AN ANY APP>ATUS ( COMPULSION = 9/ALL+ ! WORK+ CLASS AS 
A SECTION )9 ! SOCIAL /RUCTURE AS SMOO?LY AS POSSIBLE4 ,9 TODAY'S 
TRANSITIONAL P]IOD ?IS NEW *>ACT] COMES TO ! =E EV] MORE /RONGLY4 
,?IS REALIZATION %[S ?AT IT W\LD BE WA/$ EF=T TO REPAIR ! OLD 
RELATION%IP4 ,BUT AT ! SAME TIME IT CAN BE US$ TO GIVE ! WORK]S GREAT] 
FRE$OM 9 *OOS+ ! =MS ( /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM4 

,! DEVELOPM5T T[>DS /ATE-CAPITALISM -- (T5 PROPAGAT$ UND] ! NAME 
,SOCIALISM 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE -- DOES NOT MEAN ! LIB]ATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS 
BUT GREAT] S]VITUDE4 ,:AT ! WORK+ CLASS /RIVES = 9 ITS /RUGGLE1 
LIB]TY & SECURITY1 TO BE MA/] ( ITS [N LIFE1 IS ONLY POSSIBLE ?R\< 
CONTROL ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,/ATE SOCIALISM IS NOT CONTROL ( ! MEANS 
( PRODUCTION BY ! WORK]S1 BUT CONTROL BY ! ORGANS ( ! /ATE4 ,IF IT IS 
DEMOCRATIC AT ! SAME TIME1 ?IS MEANS ?AT WORK]S !MSELVES MAY SELECT !IR 
MA/]S4 ,BY CONTRA/ DIRECT CONTROL ( PRODUCTION BY WORK]S MEANS ?AT ! 
EMPLOYES DIRECT ! 5T]PRISES & CON/RUCT ! HI<] & C5TRAL 
ORGANIZATIONS FROM BEL[4 ,?IS IS :AT IS CALL$ ! SY/EM ( WORK]S C\NCILS4 
,! AU?OR IS ?US P]FECTLY CORRECT :5 HE EMPHASIZES ?IS AS ! NEW & 
FUTURE PR9CIPLE ( ORGANIZATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,ORGANIZ$ AUTONOMY ( ! 
PRODUCTIVE MASSES /&S 9 %>P CONTRA/ TO ! ORGANIZATION FROM ABOVE 9 
/ATE SOCIALISM4 ,BUT ONE MU/ KEEP ! FOLL[+ 9 M9D4 0,WORK]S' C\NCILS0 DO 
NOT DESIGNATE A =M ( ORGANIZATION :OSE L9ES >E FIX$ ONCE & = ALL1 & 
:I* ONLY REQUIRES A SUBSEQU5T ELABORATION ( ! DETAILS4 ,IT MEANS A 
PR9CIPLE -- ! PR9CIPLE ( ! WORK]S' SELF-MANAGEM5T ( 5T]PRISES & ( 
PRODUCTION4 

,?IS PR9CIPLE CAN 9 NO WAY BE IMPLEM5T$ BY A !ORETICAL DISCUSSION AB\T 
! BE/ PRACTICAL =MS IT %\LD TAKE4 ,IT CONC]NS A PRACTICAL /RUGGLE 
AGA9/ ! APP>ATUS ( CAPITALI/ DOM9ATION4 ,9 \R DAY1 ! SLOGAN ( 
0WORK]S' C\NCILS10 DOES NOT MEAN ASSEMBL+ FRAT]NALLY TO WORK 9 
COOP]ATION2 IT MEANS CLASS /RUGGLE -- 9 :I* FRAT]NITY PLAYS ITS P>T -- IT 
MEANS REVOLUTION>Y ACTION BY ! MASSES AGA9/ /ATE P[]4 ,REVOLUTIONS 
CANNOT1 ( C\RSE1 BE SUMMON$ UP AT WILL2 !Y >ISE SPONTANE\SLY 9 MOM5TS 
( CRISIS1 :5 ! SITUATION BECOMES 9TOL]ABLE4 ,!Y OCCUR ONLY IF ?IS S5SE 
( ! 9TOL]ABLE LIVES 9 ! MASSES1 & IF AT ! SAME TIME !RE EXI/S A 
C]TA9 G5]ALLY ACCEPT$ CONSCI\SNESS ( :AT \<T TO BE DONE4 ,IT IS AT ?IS 
LEVEL ?AT PROPAG&A & PUBLIC DISCUSSION PLAY !IR P>T4 ,& !SE ACTIONS 
CANNOT SECURE A LA/+ SUCCESS UNLESS L>GE SECTIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS HAVE 
A CLE> UND]/&+ ( ! NATURE & GOAL ( !IR /RUGGLE4 ,H5CE ! 
NECESSITY = MAK+ WORK]S C\NCILS A !ME = DISCUSSION4 

,SO1 ! IDEA ( WORK]S C\NCILS DOES NOT 9VOLVE A PROGRAM ( PRACTICAL 
OBJECTIVES TO BE REALIZ$ -- EI!R TOMORR[ OR 9 A FEW YE>S --1 IT S]VES 
SOLELY AS A GUIDE = ! LONG & HEAVY FI<T = FRE$OM1 :I* /ILL LIES 
AHEAD = ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,M>X ONCE PUT IT 9 !SE WORDS3 ! H\R ( 
CAPITALISM HAS S\ND$2 H[EV] HE LEFT NO D\BT AB\T ! FACT ?AT ?IS H\R 
W\LD MEAN AN 5TIRE HI/ORICAL EPO*4 

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