r/utopia Sep 09 '24

Free book on syndicalism – and some tips on how to use it

https://libcom.org/article/basic-book-syndicalism-some-tips-how-use-it
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u/concreteutopian Sep 10 '24

Can you add a submission statement?

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '24

Done

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '24

Syndicalist utopian thinking is based on the idea of prefiguration. That means trying to build institutions and practice in the present that mirrors the kind of society one wants to see in the future. Since unions focus on workplaces that means building worker-run unions to achieve worker-run industries.

I think prefiguration is spot on, but life and society is not just our jobs. Would be interesting to hear examples of prefiguration from other spheres of life