Is my understanding of "anarcho-syndicalism" correct?

[Catmatic Leftist]

I'm trying to grasp the concept of "anarcho-syndicalism" and I'm looking to see if my definition is correct:

-Revolution will take place through direct action through revolutionary self-managed unions where workers engage in agitation through mass strikes.

-Anarcho-syndicalists take a decentralized, anti-authoritarian approach.

-The effect of anarcho-syndicalism would be more of an internal implosion rather than an external explosion.

Please give me constructive feedback and please feel free to correct or revise or add on to what I have written. :)

[Black Sheep]

-Revolution will take place through direct action through revolutionary self-managed unions where workers engage in agitation through mass strikes.
Yeah.
Organization,decision making and propaganda are generally done through direct action.
The mass strike is not the holy grail,it is a good weapon and way to set the climate,but it should not be considered the "ultimate solution".


-Anarcho-syndicalists take a decentralized, anti-authoritarian approach.
Agreed.



-The effect of anarcho-syndicalism would be more of an internal implosion rather than an external explosion.
What does this mean?
I'm guessing you mean that the actual revolution will be that the "owners" of the means of production will change from managers to the workers themselves,so the change will be "inner", rather than a militia storming the building and seizing control.
However, this is more or less in every leftist scenario.

In addition, an anarcho-syndicalist organization is not an organization of anarcho-syndicalists, but of workers who generally want to fight for their wage,and have some level of belief in anti-authoritarianism, direct action,etc, according to the level of influence a-syndicalists in that union have.

You can view it as a mixture of revolutionary syndicalism (the traditional, "extreme" syndicalism) and anarchist values and/or collaboration with anarchist groups and organizations.

[Black Sheep]

Btw Rudolf Rocker's "Anarchosyndicalism" is what you need.