The organic and naturally-arising consciousness of the working class that it must combine into unions to fight for reforms. This less-than-revolutionary consciousness does not grow from trade unionism to revolution without the presence of outside agitators. Simply or merely focusing on economic reforms without the political dimension of the revolution to overthrow the entire corrupt system of capitalist governance typifies trade unionism. In our present stage of development, trade-union consciousness embodied by the moribund trade unions such as the AFL-CIO is openly reactionary and serves as a bulwark of capital. However, the upsurging, spontaneously-developing, trade-union consciousness of the masses can be imbued with revolutionary character.
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