How could Syndicalism have worked in practice?

I understand that society would be organized into Trade Unions, and there would be a sort of Congress of Trade Unions at the highest level. Would internal divisions based on geographical areas be abolished? How would public enforcement, military, etc. work under this system? Who would build roads, schools, and all that?
 
I understand that society would be organized into Trade Unions, and there would be a sort of Congress of Trade Unions at the highest level. Would internal divisions based on geographical areas be abolished?

That would depend on the individual case, but if we're talking Pure Syndicalism, then probably yes. It depends on whether the regime sees regionalism/nationalism as a Bourgeois Distraction From The Class Struggle or not. There would also potentially be a tendency towards hyper-localism if this is Syndicalism mixed with Anarchism or non-statist Communism.

How would public enforcement, military, etc. work under this system? Who would build roads, schools, and all that?

In terms of infrastructure, the Congress of Trade Unions would presumably direct the Union of Road Builders to build a road in a place where other unions/delegates have expressed a need for one. Same for schools, hospitals, etc. Depending on how utopian this society is, either there is no crime or war ever again and the Violent Power Of The State withers away, or the Police/Army/etc. simply organise their own unions.
 
That would depend on the individual case, but if we're talking Pure Syndicalism, then probably yes. It depends on whether the regime sees regionalism/nationalism as a Bourgeois Distraction From The Class Struggle or not. There would also potentially be a tendency towards hyper-localism if this is Syndicalism mixed with Anarchism or non-statist Communism.



In terms of infrastructure, the Congress of Trade Unions would presumably direct the Union of Road Builders to build a road in a place where other unions/delegates have expressed a need for one. Same for schools, hospitals, etc. Depending on how utopian this society is, either there is no crime or war ever again and the Violent Power Of The State withers away, or the Police/Army/etc. simply organise their own unions.

Do you think it'd be possible that there would be regional Trade Unions? For example, the Kansas Congress of Trade Unions has a seat at the American Congress of Trade Unions.

In any case, to me it seems that it'd work as a Federative Direct Democracy.
 
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