1924: K.K.K. and IWW Wage Drawn Battle in Greenville
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Jun 9 2013 02:24
A 1924 article from the Portland Press Herald about conflict between the Industrial Workers of the World and the the Ku Klux Klan.
A 100-year-old idea that could transform the labor movement
An article by Daniel Gross suggesting that the old Local 8 of the IWW has lessons to teach the labor movement of today.
Building the One Big Union: the organizing campaign
An article by Alex Erickson on IWW organizing campaigns on how they are what will build the IWW.
The struggle continues at Chicago-Lake Liquors - John O'Reilly
Submitted by Juan Conatz on May 16 2013 21:37
A reportback of a IWW picket in Minneapolis of Chicago-Lake Liquors, which fired 5 organizers in April 2013. More information can be found here.
Working at Artistry Bakery and Cafe - Madaline Dreyfus
Submitted by Recomposition on Apr 13 2013 21:02
In this article, Madaline tells the story of how she fell into organizing and the IWW – pushed both by terrible bosses and by amazing solidarity among her coworkers.
IWW liquor store workers in Minneapolis fired for union activity
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Apr 7 2013 08:12
Some updates on a recent IWW campaign in Minneapolis, in which 5 workers were fired for organizing.
Statement of the IWW for the international syndicalist reunion March 22 – 24 2013 Paris
A statement answering questions presented to the IWW in lead up to and presented at a conference on "alternative unionism" hosted by the SUD in France.
IWW non-profit workers enter second week of strike in Minneapolis
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Mar 16 2013 22:27
An update on an ongoing strike at a nonprofit 'mobile foodshelf' in the Twin Cities.
Statement from autonomous union-busting firm in the Twin Cities
A public statement on a labour conflict by a group of anarchists and radicals in Minneapolis. The statement resembles typical union-busting strategies, combined with the language of anti-capitalism. We do not agree with this article, but reproduce for reference, and have written a critical introduction.
The Industrial Workers of the World and the unemployed In Edmonton and Calgary in the Depression of 1913-1915
Submitted by wojtek on Mar 11 2013 12:55
A paper by David Schultz studying the IWW's efforts to organize the unemployed of Edmonton and Calgary during the economic depression of 1913-15: most were transient, unskilled workers, and many had just arrived from railway construction camps in the interior where the IWW had led massive strikes.
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