,T[>DS A ,PROGRAMME ( ,CONFLICTUAL1 ,CLASS-/RUGGLE ,SYNDICALISM ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,F$]AZIONE ,DEI ,COMUNI/I ,AN>*ICI ,TEXT 3 ,TO ALL ?OSE COMRADES :O HAVE *OS5 ! DIFFICULT PA? ( UNION WORK 9 ORD] TO PLAY AN ACTIVE P>T 9 ! CLASS W>1 ?OSE :O HAVE *OS5 ! LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AS ! MA9 WAY TO GIVE VOICE & /R5G? TO ! COLLECTIVE1 IMM$IATE & HI/ORICAL 9T]E/S ( ! EXPLOIT$1 ?OSE :O ORGANIZE & C>RY \T UNION ACTIVITIES US+ ! ME?OD ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY1 ACCORD+ TO ! CLASS 9T]E/S4 ,! DIM5SIONS ( A DEFEAT444 ,IF WE ANALYZE ! EV5TS OR PROCESSES :I* HAVE BEGUN BUT :I* HAVE NOT YET 5D$1 ! ECONOMIC CYCLE1 :AT DO WE F9D AGA9 & AGA98 ,! R$UCTION ( ! NUMB]S ( PRODUCTIVE UNITS2 ! %IFT+ ( C]TA9 SECTORS TO C\NTRIES ) A *EAP] WORK=CE & NO RE/RICTIONS ON 5VIRONM5TAL POLLUTION2 *ANGES TO ! ORGANIZATION ( LABOR ) 9CREAS+LY PREC>I\S JOBS & CONDITIONS2 ! \TS\RC+ ( TASKS TO EXT]NAL COMPANIES2 ! 9TRODUCTION ( TELEWORK2 ! DEVELOPM5T ( 9=MATION TE*NOLOGIES & !IR APPLICATION )9 ! PRODUCTIVE PROCESS2 ! 9TRODUCTION ( POLICIES RE/RICT+ ! PRODUCTIVE BASE2 ! REPRESSION ( CONSUMPTION2 ! RAPID ACCEL]ATION ( ! FLEXIBLE USE ( ! WORK=CE & ! T5D5CY TO CREATE WAGE DIFF]5TIATION4 ,:ILE ALL !SE PROCESSES HAVE BE5 CR[N$ BY ! POLICIES ( ! C5T]-RI%] V]SION ( ! 0,TREU ,PACKET01 9 O!R WORDS1 ! PROGRESSIVE DEMOLITION ( ,NATIONAL LABOR ,CONTRACTS2 ! TRANS=MATION ( DEF]R$ & 9DIRECT WAGES 9TO AN OPPORTUNITY = WELF>E TO 5T] ! M>KET4 ,P>TN]%IP SYNDICALISM ,CONC]TATION1 TRIANGULATION1 P>TN]%IP4 ,TAK+ OV] ! NATIONAL ECONOMIC 9T]E/S 7A SORT ( NEO-CORPORATIVISM7 BY SACRIFIC+ ! 9T]E/S ( ! WORK]S4 ,! DRAMA ( ! CONF$]AL UNIONS IS A D\BLE ONE3 ON ! ONE H&1 !Y TRY TO 0GOV]N0 ! MACROECONOMIC *OICES1 SITT+ D[N TO B>GA9 :ILE PLAY+ ! P>T ( ! REPRES5TATIVE ( SOCIETY :OSE VIEWPO9T IS OBLIGATORY & B9D+1 BUT ! NEW ECONOMIC PHASE DOES NOT SEEM TO TAKE 9TO ACC\NT ! UNION AS A CON/ITU5T ELEM5T ( ! NEW SOCIAL PACT1 !RE IS NO SPACE 9 ,CAPITAL'S PLANS = ! ,C,G,I,L'S =M ( CO-MANAGEM5T NOR = ! ,*RI/IAN SOLID>ITY ( ! ,C,I,S,L4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 !Y TRY TO 0GOV]N0 ! WAGE B>GA9+ = NATIONAL CONTRACTS BY =C+ IT ON A C\NT]P>T :O WILL+LY ACCEPTS1 PROVID$ IT IS AN EMPTY %ELL :OSE CONT5TS ESCAPE ! CONTROL ( ! WORK]S 9ASMU* AS !Y >E DICTAT$ BY COMPATIBILITY ) ! SY/EM 7COMPANY PLANN+1 PRODUCTIVITY74 ,ON ITS PA? T[>DS TOTAL 9/ITUTIONALIZATION1 P>TN]%IP SYNDICALISM IS ?US DE/9$ TO BECOME A CONSULTATION AG5CY1 A MANAG] ( F9ANCIAL S]VICES = ! WORK]4 ,! DECEIT ( & ! DAMAGE TO MILLIONS ( UNION MEMB]S IS ?US TWO-FOLD3 ! IDEA CONT9UES TO SPREAD ?AT ,?,I,S IS ! ONLY POSSIBLE =M ( SYNDICALISM1 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME ! V]Y NOTION1 ! PRACTICE & ! MEMORY ( ! UNION AS A PLACE :]E ! WORK]S DEVELOP & COLLECTIVELY DEF5D !IR CLASS 9T]E/S IS BE+ LO/4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT !RE /ILL EXI/S 7OR RA!R1 RESI/S7 SOME OPPOSITION )9 C]TA9 CATEGORIES OR 9 C]TA9 GEOGRAPHICAL >EAS2 IT IS TRUE ?AT !RE >E /ILL H>% /RUGGLES BE+ C>RI$ ON 9 9DIVIDUAL >EAS :]E ! UNITY ( ! WORK]S DEM&S A MORE CONFLICTUAL =M ( SYNDICALISM :I* PREVAILS OV] ! USUAL /ANCE ( ! ,C,G,I,L OR ! ,C,I,S,L2 IT IS TRUE ?AT ! COORD9AT+ GR\PS ( ,R,S,US 7UNION REPRES5TATIVES7 9 C]TA9 SECTORS OR P>TS ( ! C\NTRY /ILL MANAGE TO IMPOSE ANO!R PO9T ( VIEW 9 PLACE ( ! DECISIONS ( LOCAL OR NATIONAL UNION LEAD]S4 ,BUT !SE SITUATIONS NO LONG] SEEM TO BE ABLE TO 0SAVE0 ! CONF$]AL UNIONS 7& ABOVE ALL ! BUREAUCRATIC-MANAG]IAL CLASS ( ! UNIONS7 & LEAD !M TO REALLY REPRES5T ! WORK]S & FITN]%IP SYNDICALISM & MOVE T[>DS A MORE CONFLICTUAL =M ( SYNDICALISM4 ,CURR5TLY1 ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,C,G,I,L 7:I* IS HEAD+ = ITS ,CONGRESS7 APPE>S TO HAVE MOV$ AWAY FROM A /RICTLY PRO-P>TN]%IP POSITION4 ,H[EV]1 IT MU/ ALSO BE NOT$ ?AT ! ,CONF9DU/RIA 7! EMPLOY]S' ASSOCIATION7 UND] ,MONTEZEMOLO IS NO LONG] AS RADICALLY CONFRONTATIONAL AS IT WAS UND] ,D',AMATO4 ,IF !RE IS A *ANGE 9 ! GOV]NM5T1 IT C\LD LEAD TO ! ,C,G,I,L'S MIDDLE-MANAGEM5T1 :O 9 EFFECT GREW UP ) ! POLICY ( P>TN]%IP & :O /ILL QUIETLY SUPPORT IT1 COM+ ONCE AGA9 TO ! =E4 ,CONFLICTUAL SYNDICALISM ,! GAP ?AT P>TN]%IP SYNDICALISM HAS CREAT$ & CONT9UES TO CREATE HAS ALL[$ V>I\S ALT]NATIVE & GRASSROOTS LABOR ORGANIZATIONS & GR\P+S TO DEVELOP1 :OSE CREATION1 SPREAD & GR[? IS L9K$ TO ! P]SONAL HI/ORIES ( !IR UNION ACTIVI/S1 TO P>TICUL> PLACES & TO P>TICUL> SECTORS4 ,!SE GR\P+S1 HAV+ MOV$ ON FROM GRASSROOTS COMMITTEES 70COBAS07 TO BECOME UNIONS PROP]1 HAVE 9CREAS$ !IR MEMB]%IP1 HAVE SUCCE$$ 9 GETT+ !IR REPRES5TATIVES ELECT$ TO ,R,S,US 9 A NUMB] ( CATEGORIES OV] REC5T YE>S1 & EV5 MANAGE TO LAUN* & PROMOTE /RUGLES 7BO? LOCAL & NATIONAL7 :I* HAVE HAD REASONABLE SUPPORT1 ,E,V,5 AMONG NONMEMB]S4 ,) ! GR[? 9 !IR CR$IBILITY & REPRES5TATIVITY 7POLITICAL1 IF NOT NUM]ICAL71 !RE %\LD ALSO BE AN 9CREASE 9 RESPONSIBILITY 9 !SE UNIONS -- BO? ) RESPECT TO !IR [N MEMB]S & ) RESPECT TO ALL WORK]S -- AS ! BE>]S ( AN ALT]NATIVE WAY4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ! PLURALITY ( ! GRASSROOTS UNIONS HAS ?US F> FAIL$ TO BR+ ADD$ ,V,A,L,U,E TO CONFLICTUAL SYNDICALISM1 BUT HAS TURN$ 9TO A BREAKUP ( WORK]S' UNITY1 LEAD+ TO A WEAK5+ ( ! ALT]NATIVE WAY1 ?AT ( RECREAT+ CLASS-/RUGGLE1 DIRECT DEMOCRATIC SYNDICALISM4 ,IT IS TO BE HOP$ !RE=E ?AT ! GRASSROOTS UNIONS 9CREASE !IR CO-ORD9ATION & ?AT ! GRASSROOTS /RUGGLES CAN BE F$]AT$1 BO? AS A G5]AL /RATEGY & ALSO ON AN IMM$IATE BASIS1 GIV5 ! LIKELIHOOD ( *ANGE )9 ! POLITICAL & 9/ITUTIONAL SC5>IO4 ,! ROLE ( ,REVOLUTION>Y LABOR ACTIVI/S ,!RE >E MANY ,REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S :O >E ACTIVE 9 ! UNIONS1 FROM ! LEFT W+ ( ! ,C,G,I,L TO ! V>I\S ,COBAS1 FROM ! ,U,S,I TO ,UNICOBAS & ! ,RD,B_/,C,U,B1 9 DIFF]5T SECTORS & CATEGORIES1 9 A RANGE ( GEOGRAPHICAL & POLITICAL >EAS4 ,MANY O!RS >E NOT TI$ TO ANY P>TICUL> UNION4 ,MORE (T5 ?AN NOT1 ! *OICE ( UNION IS DICTAT$ BY ! SITUATION 9 ! WORKPLACE RA!R ?AN BY ANY REVOLUTION>Y FEEL+1 OR BY ! FACT ?AT ! WORK] %>ES A P>TICUL> POLICY OR /RUGGLE ( A P>TICUL> UNION RA!R ?AN ANY BL9D ATTA*M5T TO ONE UNION OR ANO!R4 ,V]Y (T5 ONLY ! AN>*I/ & LIB]T>IAN UNION ACTIVI/S CAN ACTUALLY BE ELEM5TS ( UNION BETWE5 ! WORK]S & NOT ( DIVISION1 OR >E ABLE TO PO9T \T COMMON 9T]E/S & 9T5T RA!R ?AN FALL BACK ON SECT>IANISM4 ,& ?IS IS BECAUSE !Y >E !RE :]E ! CLASS CONSCI\SNESS IS ORGANIZ$ 9 ANY GIV5 MOM5T1 9 ! =MS ?AT ! SOCIAL CONFLICT & ! WORK]S !MSELVES M>K \T4 ,!RE >E NO SPECIAL PRE-DEF9$ ME?ODS OR =MS ( SYNDICALISM TO BE FOLL[$3 MORE IMPORTANTLY ?AN ! UNIONS !MSELVES1 AN>*I/ UNION ACTIVI/S PAY MORE ATT5TION TO ! =MS ( CLASS SELF-ORGANIZATION 9 ! WORKPLACE & 9 ! COMMUNITY1 BECAUSE ! MASS ORGANIZATION IS BUILT FROM ?AT />T+ PO9T4 ,IT IS A />T+ PO9T & ORGANIZ$ DIM5SION :]E AN>*I/ UNION ACTIVI/S >E PRES5T & >E WORK+ TO PROMOTE4 ,AN>*I/ UNION ACTIVI/S *OOSE ! WORK] OV] ! P>TICUL> UNION1 !Y *OOSE ! UNITY ( ! WORK]S OV] ! P>TICUL> UNION1 !Y SUPPORT ! WORK]S' /RUGGLES = ! DEF5SE ( !IR 9T]E/S 9DEP5D5TLY ( ! =M OR P>TICUL> UNION 9VLV$1 ( ! TYPE ( SYNDICALISM 9VOLV$1 AS LONG AS IT CAN LEAD TO AN IMPROVEM5T 9 ! PROLET>IAT'S LIV+ CONDITIONS & TO ! CREATION ( MORE FRE$OMS )9 SOCIETY6 ,9 ! WORKPLACE1 BUILD+ ! UNITY ( 9T]E/S BETWE5 WORK]S ) DIFF]5T TYPES ( CONTRACT1 W9N+ BACK ! P[] ( DEC5TRALIZ$ B>GA9+1 PROTECT+ ! RIITY ?AT WAS ONCE TYPICAL ( ! OLD ,MUTUAL ,AID ,SOCIETIES & CULTURAL CIRCLES :I* GAVE ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T /R5G? & 5SUR$ ! EFFICI5T DEF5SE ( CLASS 9T]E/S4 ,OR ,9T]-,UNION ,LABOR ,CLUBS1 9T]-CATEGORY ASSOCIATIONS1 UNION ALIANCES OR ,R,S,U DELEGATE ALIANCES1 :I* CAN 5C\RAGE ! BUILD+ ( RELATION%IPS & LABOR /RATEGIES ?AT GO BEYOND POLITICAL & UNION AFFILIATION4 ,PLACES ?AT CAN MAKE ! MO/ ( ALL ! RI*NESS ( ! DIFF]5T EXP]I5CES ( UNIONS1 ( SELF-MANAG$ GR\P+S1 ( ?OSE LABOR & POLITICAL MILITANTS :O M>K \T & PURSUE /RUGGLES 7BO? P>TIAL & MORE G5]AL7 9 :I* ! WORK]S ( V>I\S AFFILIATION CAN BE F$]AT$4 ,ON A NATIONAL LEVEL1 WE SUPPORT ! SPREAD ( CONFLICTUAL SYNDICALISM SO ?AT IT CAN BECOME ! DI/+UI%+ FEATURE ( F$]ATIONS ( CLASS SEGM5TS1 UNION ACTIVI/S & V>I\S GRASSROOTS UNIONS4 ,GIV5 ?AT AT PRES5T ! CONV]G5CE ( GRASSROOTS SYNDICALISM 9TO ONE S+LE ORGANIZATION IS NOT A CR$IBLE PROSPECT1 ?\< IT IS URG5T & NECESS>Y ?AT CONFLICTUAL SYNDICALISM E/ABLI% ITSELF AS A REAL1 ALT]NATIVE & EFFECTIVE =CES = ! WORK]S1 ! LEA/ ?AT MU/ BE DONE N[ IS TO CREATE A PLAT=M = CLASS-/RUGGLE SYNDICALISM4 ,A PLAT=M :I* MU/ 9CLUDE ! AIMS & PR9CIPLES REG>D+ PAY1 WORK+ H\RS1 RII\S EMPLOYM5T3 /RUGGLE = UNION & POLITICAL FRE$OMS3 ! FRE$OM TO /RIKE2 ! FRE$OM ( ASSEMBLY2 ! FRE$OM ( LABOR ORGANIZATION & ( EXPRESSION 9 ! WORKPLACE2 FULL OP]ABILITY = ALL LABOR ORGANIZATIONS2 /RUGGLE = EMPLOYM5T & AGA9/ CASUAL WORK RELATIONS1 AGA9/ ALL DE/RUCTURIZATION ( ! LABOR M>KET2 /RUGGLE AGA9/ MOD]N =MS ( DAY-WORK & AGA9/ MANP[] AG5CIES2 ! ABOLITION ( ,LAW #c_/#b#c2 EQUAL PAY = EQUAL WORK2 /RUGGLE = A ,EUROPEAN 9T]-CATEGORY M9IMUM WAGE2 ! DEF5SE & 9CREASE ( 9DIRECT WAGES & SOCIAL S]VICES2 ! DEF5SE & EXT5SION ( DEF]R$ WAGES ) WORK]S' SELF-DET]M9ATION ( !IR SEV]ANCE PAY & ITS REVALUATION ON ! BASIS ( ! CO/ ( LIV+2 FULL ACCESS ( ALL MIGRANT WORK]S TO ! =MAL /RUCTURES ( WORK RELATION%IPS & TO ! WORLD ( LABOR 9 ! HO/ C\NTRIES1 ) FULL RIITY2 /RUGGLE AGA9/ DISCRIM9ATION 9 SOCIAL RIANTEES1 9 =MS ( WORK & JOB CONTRACTS1 ON ! BASIS ( PRODUCTIVE & SOCIO-CULTURAL CRIT]IA2 /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! RE-9TRODUCTION ( WAGE CEIL+S2 /RUGGLE = ACCESS TO SOCIAL S]VICES BY :OEV] NE$S !M2 /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! 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