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A **timeline of [Anarcho-Syndicalism](Anarcho-Syndicalism "wikilink")**,
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the movement aiming to establish an anarchist society through trade
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unionism and strikes.
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## 1900s
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- 1901: The [Argentine Regional Workers'
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Federation](Argentine_Regional_Workers'_Federation "wikilink") is
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founded in Buenos Aires and gains a strong anarcho-syndicalist
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influence.
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- 1903: [Sam Mainwaring](Sam_Mainwaring "wikilink") coins the term
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'anarcho-syndicalism' in pamphlets criticising reformist trade
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unionism.
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- 1905: The [Industrial Workers of the
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World](Industrial_Workers_of_the_World "wikilink") is founded in
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Chicago, USA, although it is still debated whether or not it is an
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anarcho-syndicalist organisation.
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- 1908: The [Brazilian Workers
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Confederation](Brazilian_Workers_Confederation "wikilink") is
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established in Rio de Janeiro.
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- 1910: The [Central Organisation of the Workers of
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Sweden](Central_Organisation_of_the_Workers_of_Sweden "wikilink") is
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established in Sweden after the failure of the [Swedish General
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Strike in 1909](Swedish_General_Strike_\(1909\) "wikilink").
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- 1912: The [Italian Syndicalist
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Union](Italian_Syndicalist_Union "wikilink") is established in
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Modena.
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- 1916: The [Norwegian Syndicalist
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Federation](Norwegian_Syndicalist_Federation "wikilink") is
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established in Oslo.
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- 1919: The [Vaga de La Canadenca](Vaga_de_La_Canadenca "wikilink")
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strike in Barcelona forces the Spanish government to establish an
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8-hour workday after anarcho-syndicalists shut down 70% of the
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cities economy.
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- 1919: The [Bienno Rosso](Bienno_Rosso "wikilink") sees
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anarcho-syndicalists lead workplace occupations and create workers'
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councils.
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- 1919: The [Free Workers' Union of
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Germany](Free_Workers'_Union_of_Germany "wikilink") is established
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after the merge of Free Association of German Trade Unions and
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several small anarcho-syndicalist groups in the Ruhr region.
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- 1922: The [International Workers'
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Association](International_Workers'_Association "wikilink") (IWA) is
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established at an illegal conference in Berlin, Germany by delegates
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from the Italian Syndicalist Union, Argentine Regional Workers'
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Federation, General Confederation of Workers in Portugal, Free
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Workers' Union of Germany, Committee for the Defense of
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Revolutionary Syndicalism in France, Federation du Combattant from
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Paris, Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden, National Labor
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Secretariat in the Netherlands, the IWW in Chile and the Union for
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Syndicalist Propaganda in Denmark.
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- 1924: The Italian Syndicalist Union is driven underground by the
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fascist regime.
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- 1926: The [National Libertarian Federation of Trade
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Unions](National_Libertarian_Federation_of_Trade_Unions_\(Japan\) "wikilink")
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is established in Tokyo, Japan.
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- 1928: The [Continental Association of American
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Workers](Continental_Association_of_American_Workers "wikilink") is
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founded in Buenos Aires, Argentina to form a broad
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anarcho-syndicalist movement across Latin America.
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- 1933: The Free Workers' Union of Germany is disbanded in response to
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the rise of the [Nazis](Nazi_Germany "wikilink"), although
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underground groups begin resistance to the regime.
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- 1936: The Spanish Civil War breaks out and anarcho-syndicalists
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[begin to collectivise](Spanish_Revolution "wikilink") industry,
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agriculture, transport and utilities [in a third of the
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country](Revolutionary_Spain "wikilink").
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- 1946: The [National Confederation of
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Labour](National_Confederation_of_Labour_\(France\) "wikilink") is
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founded in Paris, France by CNT members from Spain and former
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anarcho-syndicalists in the CGT.
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- 1950: The [Syndicalist Workers'
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Federation](Solidarity_Federation_\(UK\) "wikilink") is founded in
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the UK by former members of the Anarchist Federation.
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- 1950: The Italian Syndicalist Union is refounded.
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- 1951: The IWA is reestablished at a conference in Toulouse, France.
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- 1954: A second [Libertarian
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League](Libertarian_League_\(NYC\) "wikilink") is established in New
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York City, USA centered around anarchist bookshops
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- 1956: The Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden leaves the
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IWA over disputes over the SACs running of a state-funded
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unemployment benefits scheme. This nearly destroys the IWA.
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- 1977: The [Free Women's and Workers'
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Union](Free_Women's_and_Workers'_Union_\(Germany\) "wikilink") is
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established in Germany, inspired by the reconstruction of the CNT in
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Spain. It sees itself as the successor to the Free Workers' Union of
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Germany.
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- 1979: The [General Confederation of
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Labor](General_Confederation_of_Labor_\(Spain\) "wikilink") splits
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from the CNT in Spain over issues of taking government subsidies and
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participating in union elections.
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- 1979: The Syndicalist Workers' Federation changes its name to the
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Direct Action Movement.
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- 1984: The [Workers' Solidarity
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Alliance](Workers'_Solidarity_Alliance_\(USA\) "wikilink") is
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established in the USA.
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- 1985: The Brazilian Workers Confederation is reestablished.
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- 1986: The [Anarcho-Syndicalist
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Federation](Anarcho-Syndicalist_Federation_\(Australia\) "wikilink")
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is founded in Melbourne, Australia, influenced by former CNT-exiles.
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- 1989: The [Awareness
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League](Awareness_League_\(Nigeria\) "wikilink") is founded in
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Nigeria.
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- 1994: The Direct Action Movement in the UK changes its name to the
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Solidarity Federation.
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- 1995: The [Confederation of Revolutionary
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Anarcho-Syndicalists](Confederation_of_Revolutionary_Anarcho-Syndicalists_\(Russia\) "wikilink")
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is established in Moscow, Russia as anarcho-communist members split
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from the Confederation of Anarcho-Syndicalists.
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- 1996: The Awareness League joins the IWA as the Nigerian section.
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## 2000s
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- 2009: [Libertære Socialister](Libertære_Socialister "wikilink") is
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founded in Denmark, holding an estimated 300 members across three
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cities, they espouse an anarcho-communist and anarcho-syndicalist
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position.
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- 2017: Libertære Socialister is dissolved after a period of
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inactivity.
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- 2018: The [International Confederation of
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Labor](International_Confederation_of_Labor "wikilink") is
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established at a conference in Italy from organisations that left
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the IWA, arguing for a more syndicalist approach for anarchism. |