Political view

Anarcho-syndicalism

Workers organize in revolutionary unions that take over industry and run society without bosses or a state.

Associated with: Spain's CNT, Rudolf Rocker, the IWW tradition.

Anarcho-syndicalism sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly state-led and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly libertarian on liberty and authority, strongly state-led on economy and strongly anti-establishment on institutions.

Where anarcho-syndicalism sits on eight dimensions

This is a broad family of ideas, so real people and parties who hold it differ from the profile below. The dot shows the typical tendency.

💰EconomyStrongly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders in office today who fit

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva President of Brazil, 2003 to 2010 and 2023 to present60%Yamandú Orsi President of Uruguay, 2025 to present54%Andy Burnham Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2026 to present52%

Leaders from history who fit

José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 201569%Nelson Mandela President of South Africa, 1994 to 199958%Václav Havel President of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, 1989 to 200357%

Similar political views

Anarcho-communismAbolishes the state, private property and money in favor of free, stateless communities…92%AnarchismRejects the state and hierarchy in favor of voluntary, cooperative organization.87%MutualismA market-based anarchism in which workers and small producers trade fairly through…82%Social ecologyTies the ecological crisis to social hierarchy and proposes directly democratic,…79%Democratic confederalismA stateless, feminist and ecological model of local assemblies federated from below.75%

Views are simplified profiles built from public writings and records, and they are open to debate. Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions.