From what I have read and continue to study, the transitional phase in anarcho-syndicalism involves the organized syndicates and unions acting as the foundational organs for the new society. These unions are democratically structured and federated at local, regional, national, and international levels. During the transition, they engage in direct action such as strikes and boycotts to challenge capitalist control, while simultaneously building the capacity for worker self-management.

Unlike Marxist theories that propose a transitional state, anarcho-syndicalism rejects the use of state power at any stage. Instead, these federations of workers’ councils are both the instrument and the goal of the transition. When the opportunity for social revolution arrives, these organized bodies would directly assume control over production, land, and social resources, abolishing hierarchical state and capitalist structures.

The resulting society would be libertarian and stateless, based on voluntary cooperation and mutual aid. The transitional phase is thus not a separate intermediate stage but a continuous process of building and expanding workers' self-organization and autonomy within and against the current system, preparing for an immediate shift to a free and egalitarian social order without reliance on centralized authority.

Other anarchists and syndicalists are welcome to correct me if I am mistaken, but this is what I understand and look to when discussing the transitional period within anarcho-syndicalism.

Resources I find helpful:

The Role of the Trade Unions: Anarcho-Syndicalist View:
https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/rocker-rudolf/misc/anarchism-anarcho-syndicalism.htm#s5

Chapter 5. The Methods of Anarcho-Syndicalism:
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/rudolf-rocker-anarchosyndicalism#toc5

An Introduction to Anarcho-Syndicalism:
https://syndicalism.org/texts/489/an-introduction-to-anarcho-syndicalism

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The reason I started posting about my love for working is pretty simple: someone told me anarcho-syndicalists are out here “forcing” people to work. Honestly? If that was true, I couldn’t care less.

I post because I genuinely love the idea of collaborating with others, having an actual say in what I do, and shaping my day alongside my fellow workers.

I want to see real democracy and self-management at work, not bosses compelling workers without their consent.

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The reason I started posting about my love for working is pretty simple: someone told me anarcho-syndicalists are out here “forcing” people to work. Honestly? If that was true, I couldn’t care less.

I post because I genuinely love the idea of collaborating with others, having an actual say in what I do, and shaping my day alongside my fellow workers.

I want to see real democracy and self-management at work, not bosses compelling workers without their consent.

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I'm #ActuallyAutistic, and I want to see a worker-controlled community where the labor process isn’t dictated by rigid hierarchies or managers running some Taylorist algorithm. Imagine abolishing those antiquated top-down structures and running things through federated councils, real participatory democracy, not just a suggestion box theater.

My ideal workday would be one where I’ve got agency over what I do because I’m collaborating with comrades in the union, actively practicing collective self-management, and making decisions by consensus (shoutout to all the meeting minutes, voting procedures, and all the Parecon spreadsheets). Work allocation rotates, responsibilities are balanced, and nobody’s stuck optimizing a Gantt chart for someone else’s profit margin.

With rigid hierarchies intact, there’s no meaningful praxis of democracy. It’s always a one-way mirror, decisions handed down, labor alienated, surplus value siphoned off to distant capital. The material outcomes of our work should strengthen our community, not some absentee shareholders whose only connection to our lives is a quarterly earnings call.

Do I enjoy working? Definitely. But in a world built on genuine worker self-management, where we plan, balance, and carry out decisions together, I’d enjoy it just a little bit more.

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When you have to add "Anarcho-syndicalism" to your phone’s dictionary, you know you’ve truly arrived.

It’s like your life’s GPS finally said, “Recalculating... to the most rebellious route possible.”

Because nothing says “I’m on the right path” quite like your phone throwing up its hands and admitting, “I have no idea what this word means either, but hey, you do you.”

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I have #autism and can be very shy around new people and friends. Please be welcoming and patient with me as I try to better understand these ideas and connect with the local community here in #Bergen, #Norway.

I want to learn and get involved, but sometimes my autism makes social situations challenging. Your support will help me feel more comfortable and confident in exploring these ideas together.

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If you live in #Bergen, #Norway, and share anarchist ideas like mutual aid, community building, collectivism, or federalism, feel free to reach out.

You can contact me on Signal at @pmarg.01 or email me through my website at https://midtsveen.github.io.

Collaborating can strengthen our efforts to create self-governing spaces without bosses or profit-driven hierarchies.

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I’m going to start looking for local communities to get involved with. I don’t want to stay isolated or face this struggle alone.

Taking action can feel difficult because of my autism, but I know it’s important to push past that and connect with others.

Getting involved will help me make a real difference, not just read about change from the sidelines.

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