As bureaucratic labor unions are currently under assault throughout the

world, most have surrendered the achievements of the mid-20th century, when

the working class was a militant force for change. As unions implode and

weaken, workers are independently forming their own unions, rooted in the

tradition of syndicalism and autonomism—and unions rooted in the tradition

of self-directed action are auguring a new period of class struggle

throughout the world. In Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe, workers

are rejecting leaders and forming authentic class-struggle unions rooted in

sabotage, direct action, and striking to achieve concrete gains. This is

the first book to compile workers struggles on a global basis, examining

the formation and expansion of radical unions in the Global South and

Global North. The tangible evidence marshaled in this book serves as a

handbook for understanding the formidable obstacles and concrete

opportunities for workers challenging neoliberal capitalism, even as the

unions of the old decline and disappear. Contributors include Au Loong-Yu,

Bai Ruixue, Arup K. Sen, Shawn Hattingh, Piotr Bizyukov and Irina

Olimpieva, Genese M. Sodikoff, Aviva Chomsky, Dario Bursztyn, Gabriel Kuhn,

Erik Forman, Steven Manicastri, and Jack Kirkpatrick.