Internet Collective Action

http://wagingnonviolence.org/2012/06/lessons-from-the-victory-at-sothebys/#more-17375

"I can’t tell you how many times during this campaign that I was faced with a problem that I wasn’t sure how to solve — and then someone else would simply walk up to me with a solution. In a group working together as a non-hierarchical collective, if you take time to establish a shared intention both early and clearly, amazing things can happen. The intention of the Sotheby’s campaign was, first and foremost, to get the 42 workers back to work, and that focused our efforts. When a collective decides on an intention like this, it is not like an edict or command handed down by the leader; rather, it is owned by all of the participants. Each member of the collective is then forced to realize, first, that they are each only one part of the puzzle and, second, that they each have a responsibility to help develop creative responses to challenges the group faces. A collective that shares an intention becomes extremely resilient, and the collective is no longer dependent on the actions of any one leader to move forward."

Once again the nonhierarchical movement works with an already established group (the union) to accomplish a simple goal (getting workers' jobs back).  Note that the OWS wasn't subsumed into the union, and the union did not demand hierarchical control.  Another win for ICA!