"A workers´ council or labor council is a form of political and economic organization in which a single local administrative division, such as a municipality or ...
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a county, is governed by a council made up of temporary and instantly revocable delegates elected in the region´s workplaces.
A variation is a soldiers´ council, where the delegates are chosen amongst soldiers. A mix of workers and soldiers has also existed (like the 1918 German Arbeiter- und Soldatenrat).
In a system with temporary and instantly revocable delegates, workers decide on what their agenda is and what their needs are. They also mandate a temporary delegate to divulge and pursue them. The temporary delegates are elected among the workers themselves, can be instantly revoked if they betray their mandate, and are supposed to change frequently. The delegates act as messengers, carrying and interchanging the intention of the groups of workers." - (en.wikipedia.org 10.04.2022)
