The contrast between this reality of the IWA and its bureaucracy and infrastructure has reinforced the internal conflicts and attempts at ideological control which we referred to previously. Thus the current structure of the IWA is rendered effectively redundant. As valuable as this form of international solidarity can be, and as much as we can appreciate it, the truth is that it is ultimately always organized (as there is really no other way) at the local level. It is therefore evident that this IWA is unable to progress beyond offering the most basic kind of solidarity in the occasional labor conflict. Since this congress, all attempts to address the situation have failed, due to the unwillingness of the current secretary to engage in dialogue (a basic duty of the office) and the complicity of a number of sections that only exist on the internet. At this congress it became clear that due to the peculiar structure of the decision-making within the IWA, a small group of sections, despite their scant presence in their own territories and total lack of orientation towards union activity, could impose their criteria upon the rest of the international. This decision, made unilaterally by the current general secretary on completely unjustifiable motives, was ratified later in a special Congress in Oporto in 2014. But there is an enormous difference between the sections that dedicate their efforts to increase their presence or relevance in their regions, experiment with new strategies, initiate and develop labor conflicts, and have an impact, small as it may be, in their immediate context, and those that go for years without union activities yet inquisitorially monitor and criticize the activities of others, lest in their eagerness to build a viable anarcho-syndicalist alternative commit some sin against the purity of the IWA.įor some time, due to these contradictions, the IWA has experienced a considerable internal crisis that erupted with the expulsion of the German section, the FAU.
All of us are far smaller than we would like to be and than we should be. We insist, so that it can be clear, that this is not an issue of the size of the sections. The anarcho-syndicalist Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) addressed the current problems in an announcement earlier this year: And despite many challenges, the IWA still exists today, albeit not without its own issues. The First International was an organization aimed at uniting left-wing socialist, communist, and anarchist labor unions and political organizations worldwide but after the Hague Congress in 1872 saw the expulsion of Mikhail Bakunin and James Guillaume over their libertarian criticisms against Karl Marx’s strategy of party politics, several attempts at an anarchist International were attempted before the IWA was founded. If you want to support our work, you can choose one of the several channels available on our donation page or just cut to the chase and click the PayPal button below:įormed from an ideological split between members of the First International, the Asociación Internacional de los Trabajadores (AIT), more commonly known to the English speaking world as the International Workers’ Association (IWA) was founded in December of 1922. I’m handing over the keys to Trevor Hultner, who’s already had a stint as C4SS media coordinator, so the position is in good hands.
I will be sticking around, though, so if you pay attention, you’ll be able to spot my articles around the home page every once in a while. I want to concentrate on my own writing and other personal projects. It was great serving at this Center’s media helm for over a year, and I thank everyone at the Center for the opportunity, but I feel it’s time to go. This is my last report as media coordinator.
#Il diritto di contare torrent free#
Vishal Wilde’s “ Colonial-Era Debt and Free Banking” had a good run, too.Nick Ford also got on the Seoul Times with his “ Dallas is the Fated Fruit of Existing Order.” The same piece got published by the Hartford Guardian as well.Our great citation champion, Sheldon Richman, managed to get into the Quad-City Times and the Seoul Times with his “ Trump, Saddam, and the Presumption of Innocence.” He also got on Antiwar and Counterpunch, but that has been usual for his work.20 pickups (bringing the average down to 1.4).These are my belated comments on our media presence in July:
0 kommentar(er)
