1919: The murder of Wesley Everest

Steven. — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:34:44 +0000

Death of a Wobbly
Following the Seattle General Strike of 1919, in which the revolutionary rank-and-file union the Industrial Workers of the World was a key player, bosses and the US government stepped up the repression of the IWW.

1919: The Seattle general strike

Steven. — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:41:42 +0000

The First World War was hardly over, it was February 1919, and the leadership of the revolutionary rank-and-file union the Industrial Workers of the World was in jail. However, the IWW idea of the general strike became reality for five days in Seattle, Washington, when a walkout of 100,000 working people brought the city to a halt.