Alexander Berkman - ABC of anarchism

ORGANISATION OF LABOUR. At the same time the larger organisaition, the union, must use every effort to compel capital to permit greater labour participation in the actual management. But this, even at best, can benefit only a small minority of the workers. The plan suggested above, on the other hand, opens the possibility of industrial training to practically every worker in shop, mill, and factory. lit 'is true, of course, that there are certain kinds of work-such as engineering : civil, electrical, mechanical-which the industrial councils will not be able to acquire by actual practice, But what they will learn of the general processes of industry will be of inestimabli; value as preparation. For the rest, the closer bond of friendship and co-operaition between worker and technician is a paramount necessity. The taking over of the industries is therefore the first great' object of the social revolution. It is to be accomplished by the proletariat, by the part of it organised and prepared for the task. Considerable numbers of workers are already beginning to realise the importance of this and to understand the task before them. But understanding what is necessary to be done is not sufficient. Leaming how to do it is the next step. It is up to the organised working class to enter at once upon this preparatory work. 77 Biblioteca G no 'Bianco

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