IWOC newsletter: The Imprisoned Worker #1
The first issue of The Imprisoned Worker. This zine has been put together by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Incarcerated Workers’ Organising Committee (IWOC) in Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England. It aims to provide a platform for prisoners, ex-prisoners and fellow workers to educate and organise one another in order to agitate against the prison-industrial-complex.
Seattle, WA: IWW Direct Action Campaign Forces Bosses to End Lockout
Submitted by R Totale on Jun 24 2018 15:19
Seattle based members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) wrote the following report about their ongoing organizing efforts at Grassroots Campaigns. Previously published on It's Going Down. The locked-out workers are now running a fundraiser to make up for their lost wages, please donate here.
IWW Courier Network Cymru Bulletin
A bulletin produced by UberEats and Deliveroo workers with the IWW Couriers Network Cymru. First hosted on Notes From Below.
A preliminary summary of an IWW organising effort, winter 2017/18
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on May 18 2018 07:23
In late September 2017 the IWW London branch invited friends and comrades to take part in an organising drive in West London factories and warehouses. We chose half a dozen companies, employing between 100 and 800 mainly migrant workers where there was no trade union present.
Missouri Prisoner Uprising: Statement From Inside and Call to Action
Submitted by R Totale on May 17 2018 20:38
The Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee of the IWW union share a statement and call for support from within a Missouri facility that recently saw an uprising in response to drastic cuts in rehab programs and recreation time.
E06: The Industrial Workers of the World in the US, 1905-1918
Podcast episode about the early history of the Industrial Workers of the World union in the United States, 1905-1918. In conversation with Peter Cole, coeditor of the new book Wobblies of the World: a Global History of the IWW.
West Virginia: Teachers Rebel as Union Attempts to End Strike
Submitted by R Totale on Feb 28 2018 19:27
The following press release comes from the West Virginia IWW, and addresses the attempt by union ‘leadership’ and the Democratic Party to get teachers across the state to end the current strike and return to work and accept a small raise over the next year. For background information on the strike check out this podcast from It's Going Down.
West Virginia: Extend the Strike, Build Long Term Power
Submitted by R Totale on Feb 27 2018 19:14
What follows is a proposal for how to extend the strike unfolding in West Virginia. To hear an interview with a striking teacher, go here. This post first appeared on It's Going Down.
