Generally, a "pronunciamento" is preceded by a period of preparation, during which the organizing officers sound out the larger community of officers to determine if their views are widely shared.
His syndicalism led him to drop any criticism of the more conservative union leaders; in his eyes, organizing workers was a step toward dismantling capitalism.
He pointed to the difficulty in organizing an international coffee chain shop-by-shop, at a time when the retail sector is where many workers are finding themselves.
