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| Ελευθεριακή Συνδικαλιστική Ένωση | |
| Abbreviation | ESE |
|---|---|
| Formation | October 2003; 21 years ago (2003-10) |
| Location | |
| 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. Initially, it participated in the International Libertarian Solidarity (ILS) while it was ongoing, while maintaining links with the International Workers' Association (IWA). The union is independent of any political party and is organized around local (or professional) assemblies based on the principle of direct democracy. The union proclaims its solidarity with anti-capitalist and anti-fascist struggles.
During the Greek economic crisis, the union was part of the Greek anarchist organisations that were critical of the idea of cooperativising the economy. Additionally, it assisted in the reception of migrants in Greece.
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). In 2018, these organisations founded the International Confederation of Labour (ICL), where they reunited. The union has become one of the most active and numerous anarcho-communist and anarcho-syndicalist organisations in Greece.
In 2023, the organisation published a translation of Breaking the Chains: A History of Anarchism by Lucien van der Walt.
References
- ^ "Ελευθεριακή Συνδικαλιστική Ένωση". vrahokipos.net. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ 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" (PDF). archipel.uqam.ca (in French). Marcos Ancelovici. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- Gkagkelis, Vaggelis (26 December 2022). "A critical analysis of anarchist critiques of the Field of "Solidarity and Cooperative Economy" in Greece". Social Change Review. 19 (1): 92. doi:10.2478/scr-2021-0003. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- Habit, Daniel (2010). ""Getting to Europe" – Afghan Refugees, Urban Discourses and European Strategies in Patras". Ethnologia Balkanica (14): 169–186.
- ^ Eds (12 May 2018). "Founding of a New International". Freedom News. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- Kaufer, Ricardo (2019). "Female labor activists in the German anarcho-syndicalist union (FAU) and the women's strike movement: Class mobilization against exploitation". Journal of Labor and Society. 22 (2): 370. doi:10.1111/wusa.12412. ISSN 2471-4607.
- 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". www.ru.ac.za. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
