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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