Early twentieth century revolutionary political doctrine whereby the means of production is taken over in a general strike by worker’s unions who then will effectively take over government.

1907, from French syndicalisme "movement to transfer ownership of means of production and distribution to industrial workers," from syndical "of a labor union," from syndic "c [..]

A variation of socialism in which the workers own or control the factory or workplace.

[French syndicalisme, from (chambre) syndicale trade union, from chambre chamber + syndicale, feminine of syndical of or relating to a syndic or to a committee that assumes the powers of a syndic, ...

  A form of unionism prominent in France, which aims at federated union control of  the means of production and of society. Syndicalists’ chief strategies for achieving  their ends were the general st [..]

Syndicalism refers to an economic system where property and control of industry is in the hands of the trade unions in each industry (as opposed to strict socialism, where the control of industry is i [..]

(n) a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions