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Anarcho-syndicalism
The Revolutionary Unionist
«The general strike is the real revolution.»
Gives workers' unions the task of bringing down capitalism and the state through the general strike, and then running production directly.
In short
On the traditional scale, this ideology sits in the far left camp. The clearest positions are on economy: strongly towards “equality”; method: strongly towards “rupture”; state: strongly towards “liberty”; religion: strongly towards “secularism”. On environment it stays balanced. Among the other ideologies, the closest is council communism (99%).
Principles
- The general strike as a revolutionary weapon
- Workers running production
- Direct action without parties
Revolutionary unions take over production and replace the state.
Common criticisms
Where it comes from
It was born in France and Spain in the late 1800s and early 1900s; Spain's CNT grew to over a million members.
Key figures: Noam Chomsky, Rudolf Rocker
Further reading: Anarcho-Syndicalism — Rudolf Rocker
Position on the 13 axes
Similar ideologies
Council communismThe Shop Steward99%Anarcho-communismThe Communard96%Libertarian socialismThe Self-Manager96%Closest parties in Europe
La France InsoumiseFrance92%
Rifondazione ComunistaItaly90%
PodemosSpain90%
RazemPoland89%Closest figures
Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.