Affiliation to the Solidarity Federation is conditional on agreement to abide by the Aims, Principles and Constitution, and on the payment of all applicable subscriptions.

The Aims of the Solidarity Federation

The Solidarity Federation is an organisation of workers which seeks to destroy capitalism and the state. Capitalism because it exploits, oppresses and kills working people and wrecks the environment for profit worldwide. The state because it can only maintain hierarchy and privilege for the classes who control it and their servants; it cannot be used to fight the oppression and exploitation that are the consequences of hierarchy and the source of privilege. In their place we want a society based on workers' self-management, solidarity, mutual aid and libertarian communism.

That society can only be achieved by working class organisations based on the same principles - revolutionary unions. These are not Trades Unions only concerned with “bread and butter” issues like pay and conditions. Revolutionary unions are means for working people to organise and fight all the issues - both in the workplace and outside - which arise from our oppression. We recognise that not all oppression is economic, but can be based on gender, race, sexuality, or anything our rulers find useful. Unless we organise in this way, politicians - some claiming to be revolutionary - will be able to exploit us for their own ends.

The Solidarity Federation consists of Locals which support the formation of future revolutionary unions and are centres for working class struggle on a local level. Our activities are based on Direct Action - action by workers ourselves, not through intermediaries like politicians and union officials; our decisions are made through participation of the membership. We welcome all working people who agree with our Aims and Principles, and who will spread propaganda for social revolution and revolutionary unions. We recognise that the class struggle is worldwide, and are affiliated to the International Workers' Association, whose Principles of Revolutionary Unionism we have adopted.

National Minimum Rates for subscriptions are set as follows:

Locals - £1.50 per month per member; for those working the recommended rates are £5-10 per month, depending on what you can afford. All members must also pay £8 annually for IWA affiliation.

Subscriptions are payable monthly to the Local to which a member is affiliated. Rates are set by Locals, which pay 20% of their subscription income to the Solidarity Federation as an affiliation fee. In addition, Locals pay an annual subscription to the Solidarity Federation at National Conference for its affiliation to the International Workers' Association.

To apply for membership to SolFed, please print and complete the application form. If you can't print the application form please e-mail solfed@solfed.org.uk for one to be posted to you.

To be added to our internal discussion e-mail list & receive internal bulletins via e-mail, please provide your e-mail address or let us know that the IB should be posted to you.