Recomposition

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.

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.

Developing the IWW’s direct unionism politics

Submitted by Juan Conatz on Mar 7 2013 01:48

An article by Juan Conatz replying to some of the Direct Unionism discussion paper responses.

Beyond the martyr complex: confessions of a “pink collar” militant

Submitted by Recomposition on Mar 7 2013 01:24

Dave Stannton's account of his experiences as a “pink collar” militant working at an immigrant-serving non-profit organized by a large public-sector union in Northern Alberta.

Credit, wages and Occupy: what system are we fighting?

Submitted by Recomposition on Feb 8 2013 00:55

John O'Reilly on the Occupy movement in the United States and the direction it took.

Requiem for a campaign

Submitted by Recomposition on Jan 24 2013 04:41

An organizer's overview of an ended Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) campaign in the Twin Cities.

Towards a Wobbly methodology: establishing yourself as an organizer in a new workplace

Submitted by Recomposition on Jan 12 2013 22:09

This essay is the second in a series articulating a methodological framework for developing Wobbly organizers and identifying key features of workplace committee building at the micro level.

Pissing blood

Submitted by Recomposition on Nov 8 2012 04:49

An account written by Abbey Volcano about non-profit employment, lack of medical insurance and divisions in the workplace.

Another review of Fighting for ourselves

Submitted by Recomposition on Oct 22 2012 04:09

Nate Hawthorne reviews Solidarity Federation's upcoming pamphlet, Fighting for ourselves: anarcho-syndicalism and the class struggle.

Building relationships and community in an IWW workplace committee

Submitted by Recomposition on Oct 11 2012 08:07

A fellow IWW member sent us this article about the importance of relationship building in our organizing, and the importance of not limiting our relationships to being narrowly about work.