Editing Anarcho-syndicalism (section)

=== Origins ===
The history of anarcho-syndicalism can be traced back to the [[Anarchist St. Imier International|anarchist faction]] of the [[International Workingmen's Association]] (IWA), which called for [[trade union]]s to overthrow the [[State (polity)|state]] in a [[general strike]].{{Sfnm|1a1=Damier|1y=2009|1p=5|2a1=Hirsch|2a2=van der Walt|2y=2010a|2pp=xxxvi-xxxvii|3a1=Thorpe|3y=1989|3pp=2-14|4a1=van der Walt|4a2=Schmidt|4y=2009|4pp=153-155}} This syndicalist model of trade union organisation was adopted by anarchists in [[Anarchism in Spain|Spain]], [[Anarchism in Cuba|Cuba]], [[Anarchism in Mexico|Mexico]] and the [[Anarchism in the United States|United States]], where syndicalism became the dominant organisational form.{{Sfn|van der Walt|Schmidt|2009|pp=155-157}} Elsewhere, the development of [[reformism|reformist tendencies]] such as [[social democracy]] sidelined anarchists within trade unions.{{Sfnm|1a1=Damier|1y=2009|1pp=5-7|2a1=van der Walt|2a2=Schmidt|2y=2009|2pp=157-158}} But tensions between rank-and-file trade unionists and their social-democratic leadership eventually gave way to the development of [[syndicalism|revolutionary syndicalism]], which called for workers themselves to take [[direct action]] in order to improve their own material conditions.{{Sfn|Damier|2009|p=7}}