Organization:Libertarian Syndicalist Union
Ελευθεριακή Συνδικαλιστική Ένωση | |
| Abbreviation | ESE |
|---|---|
| Formation | October 2003 |
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| Affiliations | International Workers' Association (IWA) (until 2016) International Confederation of Labour (ICL) (since 2018) |
| Website | ese |
The Libertarian Syndicalist Union (Greek: Ελευθεριακή Συνδικαλιστική Ένωση, romanized: Eleftheriakí Syndikalistikí Énosi; ESE), is a Greek anarcho-syndicalist trade union confederation founded on 5 October 2003. Formerly a member of the International Workers' Association (IWA), it has been a member of the International Confederation of Labour (ICL) since 2018. It is one of the largest anarchist organisations in Greece.
History
The union was founded on 5 October 2003, after a congress that accepted its founding declaration.[1] Initially, it participated in the International Libertarian Solidarity (ILS) while it was ongoing, while maintaining links with the International Workers' Association (IWA).[1] The union is independent of any political party and is organized around local (or professional) assemblies based on the principle of direct democracy.[2] The union proclaims its solidarity with anti-capitalist and anti-fascist struggles.[2]
During the Greek economic crisis, the union was part of the Greek anarchist organisations that were critical of the idea of cooperativising the economy.[3] Additionally, it assisted in the reception of migrants in Greece.[4]
In 2016, it left the IWA along with the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT), the Argentine Regional Workers' Federation (FORA), and the Italian Syndicalist Union (USI).[5] In 2018, these organisations founded the International Confederation of Labour (ICL), where they reunited.[5][6] The union has become one of the most active and numerous anarcho-communist and anarcho-syndicalist organisations in Greece.[7]
In 2023, the organisation published a translation of Breaking the Chains: A History of Anarchism by Lucien van der Walt.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ελευθεριακή Συνδικαλιστική Ένωση". https://vrahokipos.net/old/groups/ese.htm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Benessaia, Ines (2020). "Les dynamiques identitaires du mouvement anarchiste grec contemporain : analyse de la construction de l'identité collective du mouvement dans la période 2010-2014" (in fr). p. 40. https://archipel.uqam.ca/13812/1/M16481.pdf.
- ↑ Gkagkelis, Vaggelis (2022-12-26). "A critical analysis of anarchist critiques of the Field of "Solidarity and Cooperative Economy" in Greece" (in en). Social Change Review 19 (1): 92. doi:10.2478/scr-2021-0003. https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/scr-2021-0003. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ↑ Habit, Daniel (2010). ""Getting to Europe" – Afghan Refugees, Urban Discourses and European Strategies in Patras" (in English). Ethnologia Balkanica (14): 169–186. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=237616.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Eds (2018-05-12). "Founding of a New International" (in en-GB). https://freedomnews.org.uk/2018/05/12/founding-of-a-new-international/.
- ↑ Kaufer, Ricardo (2019). "Female labor activists in the German anarcho-syndicalist union (FAU) and the women's strike movement: Class mobilization against exploitation" (in en). Journal of Labor and Society 22 (2): 370. doi:10.1111/wusa.12412. ISSN 2471-4607. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/wusa.12412.
- ↑ Alexandrakis, Othon (2010). The struggle for modern Athens: Unconventional citizens and the shaping of a new political reality (PhD). Rice University. p. 112.
- ↑ "NALSU NEWS: Greek publication video/podcast of NALSU's Prof Lucien van der Walt's" (in en-US). 2013-02-03. https://www.ru.ac.za/nalsu/latestnews/greekpublicationvideopodcastofnalsusproflucienvanderwaltsbreaking.html.
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