Priama akcia

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Direct action
Priama akcia
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Founded2000 (2000)
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Publication Nakladateľstvo bod zlomu
Affiliations International Workers' Association
Website priamaakcia.sk

Direct action (Slovak : Priama akcia, PA) is a Slovak trade union, which focuses on solving problems in the workplace and at home and on organizing solidarity actions for the rights and needs of workers. The union was established in 2000 and became a section of the International Workers' Association (IWA). [1] [2]

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Ideology and principles

The organization adheres to anarcho-syndicalist principles, [3] and in its activities is primarily focused on organizing dissatisfied workers, in order to enforce their requirements. It criticizes classical unions for their excessive bureaucracy, inefficiency, efforts for class collaboration between capital and the working class, and a tendency to avoid open conflict. [4] As an alternative to traditional unions, it offers radical unions without hierarchical structures and without paid officials, which are governed by a membership base and promote their interests through direct action. [4]

Activities

The organization criticizes the efforts of state authorities to label any critic of the social order as an extremist [5] and has in the past commented on efforts to limit the right of assembly. [6] The union has repeatedly supported teachers' struggle for higher wages. [7] [8]

Basic goals of the union

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References

  1. ↑ "O nás/Kontakt" (in Slovak). Bratislava: Priama akcia. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Addresses" (in Slovak). International Workers' Association . Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ciele a princípy zväzu Priama akcia" (in Slovak). Bratislava: Priama akcia. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Plus 7 dní píše: "Priama akcia"" (in Slovak). Bratislava: Priama akcia. February 22, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ TASR (January 15, 2006). "Koncepcia označuje za extrémistu každého kritika, ekológa či aktivistu, tvrdí Priama Akcia". hnonline.sk. Hospodárske noviny (in Slovak). Bratislava: MAFRA Slovakia. ISSN   1336-1996 . Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ TASR (July 6, 2007). "Priama akcia nevidí dovôd na obmedzenie anonymity účastníkov demonštrácií". sme.sk. SME (in Slovak). Bratislava: Petit Press. ISSN   1335-4418 . Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Indefinite teachers strike in Slovakia has started". libcom.org. January 25, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Warning strike in the education sector in Slovakia – two interviews with a member of Priama akcia". libcom.org. September 24, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Solidárne akcie" (in Slovak). Bratislava: Priama akcia. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Rádio RSI Deutsch : Die Organisation "Direkte Aktion"" (in Slovak). Bratislava: Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
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