Darlington cites the significance of the conscious intervention by syndicalist militants. The industrial unrest of the period created conditions which made workers receptive to syndicalist leaders' agitation. They spread their ideas through pamphlets and newspapers and had considerable influence in a number of labor disputes. Finally, van der Linden and Thorpe point to spatial and geographical factors that shaped the rise of syndicalism. Workers who would otherwise not have had an inclination to syndicalism joined because syndicalism was dominant in their locales. For example, workers in the Canadian and American West were generally more radical and drawn to the IWW and One Big Union than their counterparts in the East. Similarly, southern workers were more drawn to syndicalism in Italy. According to Altena, the emergence of syndicalism must be analyzed at the level of local communities. Only differences in local social and economic structures explain why some towns had a strong syndicalist presence, while others did not.
Darlington cites the significance of the conscious intervention by syndicalist militants The industrial unrest of the period created conditions which made workers receptive to syndicalist leaders' agitation They spread their ideas through pamphlets and newspapers and had considerable influence in a number of labor disputes Finally van der Linden and Thorpe point to spatial and geographical factors that shaped the rise of syndicalism Workers who would otherwise not have had an inclination to syndicalism joined because syndicalism was dominant in their locales For example workers in the Canadian and American West were generally more radical and drawn to the IWW and One Big Union than their counterparts in the East Similarly southern workers were more drawn to syndicalism in Italy According to Altena the emergence of syndicalism must be analyzed at the level of local communities Only differences in local social and economic structures explain why some towns had a strong syndicalist presence while others did not