The presentation will explain why socialists see rank and file workplace militancy as not only the most effective trade union politics, but as integral to the long term goal of fundamental transformation of society. It will draw from current and historical lessons of organized socialists who have operated toward these ends, with a goal of facilitating discussion on the challenges that current activists face.

These are some articles on the topic by various socialists
http://isreview.org/issue/78/marxism-unions-and-class-struggle
https://socialistworker.org/2013/09/27/building-rank-and-file-power
https://www.marxists.org/archive/draper/1970/tus/1-marx-tus.htm
http://johnmolyneux.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/marxism-and-trade-unionism.html
http://isj.org.uk/the-rank-and-file-and-the-trade-union-bureaucracy/
https://www.solidarity-us.org/rankandfilestrategy
http://www.marxisthistory.org/history/usa/unions/tuel/1922/0300-foster-t...