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  • The term Syndicalism has been derived from the French syndicats, associations of workingmen uniting members of the same trade or industry for the furtherance of common economic interests.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

  • The term Syndicalism has not as yet been officially applied to any labour association in the United States; nevertheless the movement itself exists in the organization of the "Industrial Workers of the

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

  • Syndicalism, which is the French word for Trade Unionism, proposes that the future State should be organised on the basis of Trade Unions; it regards a man's occupation as more vitally important to him than his place of residence, and therefore advocates representation by trades in place of localities: it lays stress on his desire, his right, to control his own working life directly through his own elected representatives of his trade: it criticises the "servile state" proposed by collectivists, wherein the workman, it is said, would be a wage-slave to officials of the State, as he is now to officials of the capitalists.

    The History of the Fabian Society Edward R. Pease 1906

  • There is a Reformist section in the C.G. T., but it is practically always in a minority, and the C.G. T. is, to all intents and purposes, the organ of revolutionary Syndicalism, which is simply the creed of its leaders.

    Proposed Roads to Freedom: Socialism, Anarchism and Syndicalism 1914

  • The aggregation of similar interests known as Syndicalism has rapidly assumed such enormous developments in all countries that it may be called world-wide.

    The Psychology of Revolution 1913

  • In the centre of this throng on the bandstand -- reminiscent of concerts on sultry, summer nights -- are the itinerant apostles of the cult called Syndicalism, exhorting by turns in divers tongues.

    The Dwelling Place of Light — Volume 3 Winston Churchill 1909

  • In the centre of this throng on the bandstand -- reminiscent of concerts on sultry, summer nights -- are the itinerant apostles of the cult called Syndicalism, exhorting by turns in divers tongues.

    Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909

  • In the centre of this throng on the bandstand -- reminiscent of concerts on sultry, summer nights -- are the itinerant apostles of the cult called Syndicalism, exhorting by turns in divers tongues.

    The Dwelling Place of Light — Complete Winston Churchill 1909

  • That is the issue between this tawdrification of trade unionism which is called Syndicalism, and the ideals of that Great State, that great commonweal, towards which the constructive forces in our civilisation tend.

    An Englishman Looks at the World 1906

  • The middle part of the song "Syndicalism," by bassist Tom Farmer, lacks the typical markers of swing rhythm.

    Jazz Ensemble Empirical Recalls Eric Dolphy 2010

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