Café l’Exode
255 Ontario east
Montreal

Launch of a pamphlet and presentation by a anarchist-communist militant on his involvement in a public sector union.

Excert from the pamhlet :

"We anarchist-communists must organize within the ranks of labor unions, retaining our specific praxis. We become active in this struggle as both advocates of social revolution and as fellow workers in a collective battle against exploitation. We choose participation over authority and solidarity over isolation. It is through the process of collective struggle that people become radicalized and more open to anarchist ideas. To win the battle of ideas, we fight for direct action, mutual aid, and direct democracy in our unions and more importantly in the workers' movement as a whole--in short,revolutionary anarchist praxis."

A few questions to think about before Thursday night :

-After years of defeat and concessions to the bosses, do unions still have a favorable role to play in 2005/2006?
-Is it worth being involved in the structures of the FTQ and the CSN?
-As precarious workers, what are the obstacles facing us when organizing our workplaces?
-How can we build solidarity between unions and the community?
-What role should political and solidarity groups take up in the labour movement?
-Can unions be revolutionary? What is the relevance of anarcho-syndicalism today?