(Note from the IWA General Secretary: The author of this article is a member of one of the unions being sued by the CIT organization in Spain. A few changes/notes were made to the English version of article for the purpose of clarity by the IWA General Secretary.)
Since the Congress of Cordoba in 2010, a faction of the CNT-AIT (now in CIT) began laying the groundwork to gradually abandon its anarcho-syndicalist principles. This was, and still is, an open secret. None of us who, from within the CNT (AIT), have been following its developments have missed its drift towards reformism, masked by an old discourse in our Movement, aiming to make the CNT a more modern organization in line with the times. This is a tired and worn-out narrative.
Since that Congress, many from within have conspired to dismantle the ideology of the CNT, and with this goal in mind, they have worked through the following Congresses to strip the CNT of those unions which did not agree with their manoeuvers. To accomplish this, they didn't hesitate to do use whatever means they could. To secure more votes, they even create phantom unions, purchasing more membership fees than they had members. When these actions were denounced, and it was later proven that the denouncers were right, those who raised the alarm were expelled. [1] A confederal technical committee was established, which has been used to redirect part of the Direct Action of the unions toward this committee, which, moreover, has salaried members (some of whom justify themselves by claiming they are self-employed), and they are now demanding its expansion, which will lead to more paid positions. [2]
