• • How we are organized?

We have two types of online meetings : 1) larger meetings that happen twice a year; and 2) the coordinating committee meetings that happen every two weeks or so. Coordinating committee participants are there voluntarily and need to have a certain level of involment. 

• • Who can participate in the journal?

There are no dues, nor fees to participate; there is no membership. Participation is open to whoever agrees with the journal’s goals or is interested in learning more about them with some help. We don’t favor voting, we prefer consensus, which means discussion until an agreement is reached.

• • What is the aim of the journal?

The journal’s goal is to build an anarchist union movement by spreading working-class news in USA and Canada. We work to facilitate, in both countries, the creation of free unions that would follow the principles of the International Workers Association (IWA) and affiliate to it. 

• • What are the IWA principles?

Following the IWA principles means creating a working-class federation of community and workplace unions that organises direct actions against capitalism and the State while building the autonomy and empowerment of the working-class and oppressed. IWA unions also fight against all political parties, electoralism and integration in the State’s industrial relation structures. They also have a clear goal of breaking away with established oppressions of the State and capitalism and therefore actively educate people in favor of communist anarchism as a solution for collective emancipation.

• • What can be published in the journal?

We love short news about labor struggles. We also appreciate your individual or collective reflections and experiences. Having live debate is an essential part of a movement! Of course, theoretical texts are also welcome. We will, however, try not to publish too much at the same time. Are you in an IWA union somewhere else in the world? Please keep us updated about your activities and campaigns! We accept a variety of content, but priority will be given to content that follows the IWA principles.

• • What should contributors send in?

You can contribute with texts of around 500-1000 words. Please attach your article with at least one image (if copyrighted, please get the artist’s authorisation to use their creation). Here are the accepted file formats for the text: .doc/.docx /.odt/.rtf/ or even pdf. Please send us your article and image in separated files by email at anarchistunionjournal@riseup.net.

• • When is the next publication?

The first publication deadline is late September 2023. Shipping of paper copies will be as soon as possible after the online journal is published on the web site.

• • Can I subscribe to paper copies?

You can ask for free paper copies of the journal. Contact us by clicking here. The shipping of paper copies will always be done as soon as possible after the online journal is be published on the website.

• • Can a local place become a dropping point?

All new request for dropping points can be addressed to us by email. All dropping points will be cited on the website’s links page.

• • How to stay updated?

You can follow us on our social media accounts! You can also subscribe on our web site to an email newsletter. There’s also an RSS if you have a feed aggregator. (What is an RSS feed? Click here for more information.)

• • Are you interested in participating in an anarchist union? 

In North America, contact Workers’ Solidarity Alliance or Cercle des Ami.es de l’A.I.T. If you’re located elsewhere, please see the IWA groups listed on our links page and find the one closest to your area.