Chile: anarchism, the IWW and the workers movement

IWW demonstration in Chile, early 20th century

IWW demonstration in Chile, early 20th century

Two articles on the history of the Chilean working class movement and its libertarian, revolutionary origins, examining in particular the Industrial Workers Of The World (IWW) and the Chilean Regional Workers Federation (FORC).

Scanned by libcom.org from a special supplement of Rebel Worker, which contains two articles, "Chile: anarchism the workers movement" from Black Flag magazine in 1983, and "the IWW in Chile" by GW.

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