CNT programme 1917

1. A Republic

2. Recognition of working class syndicats and their power to veto laws passed by the parliament

3. A 7 hour day and an English week

4. A minimum wage of 4 pesetas and no piece-rates

5. Pensions for the disabled and for those over 50

6. Children under 14 not to work

7. The dissolution of the army and its replacement by a militia

8. A declaration of war to come only after a plebiscite, and those who vote for it to be enlisted first

9. Separation of Church and State, dissolution of the convents and the closure of churches for a certain period of time

10. Divorce laws

11. Nationalisation of land

12. Reforms in the prison system to make it more humane