Unions Against Revolution

Two critiques of unions from a revolutionary perspective, plus a photographic account of union bureaucratization in 30's America.

Two critiques of unions from a revolutionary perspective, plus a photographic account of union bureaucratization in 30's America.

The British Communist Party and the founding of the National Minority Movement.

Examines Lenin's writing on the relationship between trade unions and the Communist party and on the relation between reform and revolution to better understand the theories and principles underlying Communist tactics in the trade union movement in the United States.

Traces the entwined international legacy of revolutionary syndicalism and the communist movement. --From publisher description.

Historical source book comprising two pamphlets on the communist political party, the trade unions, and the use of mass strike tactics to achieve social change in Germany and Russia.

"Comprehensive history of workers' political attitudes and organizations in St. Petersburg and Moscow during the final years of the tsarist era ... examines the workers' persistent efforts to combine collectively and to assert and defend their rights in the workplace and society at large. Focusing on trade unions ... analyzes the complex interaction among workers, employers, political parties, and the state, and the circumstances that drove many workers in a revolutionary direction"--back cover.