A timeline of strikes led supported by the revolutionary Industrial Workers of the World union in the United States 1905-1920.
Oliver Steel strike demonstration, Pittsburgh, 1911-12
Readers should note that descriptions have been taken from contemporary newspapers and have not been independently verified. Information in the date column refers to the date of publication of the source newspaper where the start date of the action is not known.
| Title | Date | City | State | Description | Source |
| Striking Tinners and Slaters Join IWW | 5/18/1905 | Youngstown | Ohio | Striking tinners and slaters join the IWW. | Perryburg Journal 05-18-1905 |
| Cigar Makers End Strike | 11/15/1905 | Cleveland | Ohio | Cigar makers' union ends their strike after winning all demands. | Montana News 11-15-1905 |
| IWW Scab on Actors Strike | 5/8/1906 | New York | New York | IWW members scab on actors on strike for securing a closed shop. | The San Francisco Call 05-08-1906 |
| Paper Makers Strike | 8/1/1906 | New Haven | Connecticut | Strike in response to discharge of IWW members. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Mine Owners Shut Down Mines | 9/13/1906 | Goldfield | Nevada | Mine owners shut down the miners until the Western of Federation of Miners withdraw support for the IWW. | The Salt Lake Herald 09-13-1906 |
| Wire and Iron Workers Threaten Strike | 9/16/1906 | Spokane | Washington | Wire and iron workers in the IWW notify their employer they will walk out if not granted the nine hour day. | The Labor World 09-16-1906 |
| Reno Strike Broken | 10/1/1906 | Reno | Nevada | AFL broke a strike of IWW cooks who demanded the 10 hour day. | Industrial Union Bulletin 03-30-1907 03-30-1907 |
| Cooks and Waiters Strike | 10/16/1906 | Reno | Nevada | Cooks and waiters strike for the 10 hour day and union recognition. | The Evening Statesman 10-16-1906 |
| Goldfield Strike | 12/1/1906 | Goldfield | Nevada | The IWW Local 77, which represented a variety of town workers, and WFM Local 220 of organized miners, merged to form the WFM-IWW 220 and struck for better wages and shorter hours. Despite the official split of these groups in early 1907, they continued to function collectively and gain eight hour days for among all local businesses by March. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 121 |
| Sit-down Strike in Schenectady | 12/1/1906 | Schenectady | New York | Three thousand IWW members stopped work at a General Electric plant by remaining seated in the building. This action was taken in response to the firing of three IWW members and the company's refusal to rehire them. This is the first record of a sit-down strike of the 20th Century. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 126; Michael Hargis, "95 Years of Revolutionary Industrial Unionism," Anarcho Syndicalist Review, #27 and #28 |
| Silk Workers Strike | 12/1/1906 | West New Brighton | Connecticut | Strike in response to discharge of IWW members. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| General Electic Company Employees Strike | 12/11/1906 | Schenectady | New York | Two thousand General Electric Company employees go on strike in protest of the firing of union members. | The Sun 12-11-1906 |
| Nevada Miners on Strike | 12/24/1906 | Goldfield | Nevada | The population is halved as striking miners leave town en masse. | The Minneapolis Journal 12-24-1906 |
| Striking Wobblies Return to Work | 1/1/1907 | Schenectady | New York | The 2500 striking Wobblies return to work without winning their demands. | The San Francisco Call 01-01-1907 |
| Miners Refuse Offer | 1/2/1907 | Goldfield | Nevada | IWW strike organizers reject the mine operators' proposal to end the strike. | The Salt Lake Herald 01-02-1907 |
| Lumbermen Strike | 2/1/1907 | Somers | Montana | The strike was for official recognition of the IWW. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Portland Lumber and Saw Mill Strike | 3/1/1907 | Portland | Oregon | Two thousand lumber workers went on strike under the leadership of Fred Heslewood and Joseph Ettor following ignored requests for improved wages and hours. The strike closed most of the mills in Portland, however mill owners, the AFL, and other local unions cooperated to employ non union workers and reopen the mills. While the strike was lost, organizers emphasized the improved working conditions that resulted regardless. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 129-131; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Textile Workers' Strike | 3/2/1907 | Skowhegan | Maine | IWW members held a strike against textile mills in Skowhegan and surrounding towns for wage increases and the right to "live rather than merely exist." | Industrial Union Bulletin 03-02-1907 03-02-1907 |
| IWW Ask Workers to Refuse Service to Non-Members | 3/10/1907 | Goldfield | Nevada | Striking IWW members ask waiters and store clerks to refuse service to any person not in their union. | Bisbee Daily Review 03-10-1907 |
| Bird Cage Workers Strike | 3/13/1907 | New York | New York | Bird cage workers' local IWW union call a strike against a factory and talk of a national bird cage workers' union. | The Sun 03-13-1907 |
| Lumber Mill Strike | 3/15/1907 | St. John | Oregon | Outside IWW members visit lumber mill and convince the workers to strike for a wage increase of $0.25 per day. | St. John's Review 03-15-1907 |
| Goldfield Under Armed Guard | 3/16/1907 | Goldfield | Nevada | All business close and to remain closed until the town's miners leave the IWW. Hundreds of armed guards keep watch of the streets. | New York Tribune 03-16-1907 |
| Mill and Wool workers' Strike | 3/16/1907 | Portland | Oregon | IWW organized a strike of over 250 mill and wool workers for a wage increase. | Industrial Union Bulletin 03-16-1907 03-16-1907 |
| Miners Leave IWW and Stores Reopen | 3/18/1907 | Goldfield | Nevada | Local stores reopen as WFM miners declare themselves separate from the IWW. | The San Francisco Call 03-18-1907 |
| IWW Members Asked to Leave District | 3/19/1907 | Goldfield | Nevada | Mine owners and business men issue a statement demanding all IWW members to leave the district. | The Salt Lake Herald 03-19-1907 |
| Various Strikes | 3/19/1907 | Portland | Oregon | The strike of mill workers remained unbroken. Additionally, 143 sewer workers went on strike for the 9 hours day. | Industrial Union Bulletin 03-23-1907 03-23-1907 |
| Tacoma Smeltermen Organize and Strike | 3/30/1907 | Tacoma | Washington | Smeltermen went on strike for a wage increase of 50 cents per day. | Industrial Union Bulletin 03-30-1907 03-30-1907 |
| Tonopah Strike Broken | 3/30/1907 | Tonopah | Nevada | AFL broke a strike of waiters and cooks who demanded the eight hour day. | Industrial Union Bulletin 03-30-1907 03-30-1907 |
| Wage Increase for Mill Workers | 4/6/1907 | Aberdeen | Washington | An IWW strike won a wage increase of 25 cents per day for all mill workers. | Industrial Union Bulletin 04-06-1907 04-06-1907 |
| Victory at Paterson | 4/6/1907 | Paterson | New Jersey | Several dye shops granted their workers a one dollar wage increase after pressure from the IWW. | Industrial Union Bulletin 04-06-1907 04-06-1907 |
| Portland Mill Strike Continued | 4/6/1907 | Portland | Oregon | Portland lumber mills remained inoperative as the IWW continued their strike. | Industrial Union Bulletin 04-06-1907 04-06-1907 |
| Silk Workers' Strike | 4/13/1907 | Paterson | New Jersey | Workers of the New Jersey Silk Company went on strike and won a wage increase. | Industrial Union Bulletin 04-13-1907 04-13-1907 |
| A Strike for IWW Control | 4/13/1907 | Paterson | New Jersey | Workers in the Kramer Hat Company intending to make it an IWW-only shop went on strike after one man refused to join. After one day of striking, the man joined the IWW. | Industrial Union Bulletin 04-13-1907 04-13-1907 |
| Portland Strike Off | 4/20/1907 | Portland | Oregon | IWW called off the strike on Portland mills without winning their demands. | Industrial Union Bulletin 04-20-1907 04-20-1907 |
| Victorious Strike of Mill Workers | 4/27/1907 | Skowhegan | Maine | The strike prompted by the unwarranted firing of 42 IWW members ended with the striking party winning all their demands including "reinstatement of all who were discharged... abolition of the [illegible] system…a day's pay for all poor work instead of piece work, [and] a shop committee elected by the local to meet the company every two weeks to settle all grievances tat may arise." | Industrial Union Bulletin 04-27-1907 04-27-1907 |
| Lumbermen Strike | 5/1/1907 | Missoula | Montana | Strike for higher wages. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368; Michael Hargis, "95 Years of Revolutionary Industrial Unionism," Anarcho Syndicalist Review, #27 and #28 |
| Tacoma Smeltermen's Strike | 5/18/1907 | Tacoma | Washington | IWW requested all smelters avoid Tacoma as all workers in the smelting company there were on strike. | Industrial Union Bulletin 05-18-1907 05-18-1907 |
| Rhode Island Mill Strikers Organized | 7/20/1907 | Mapleville | Rhode Island | Striking mill workers joined the IWW with 80 members. | Industrial Union Bulletin 07-20-1907 07-20-1907 |
| Locomotive Workers' Victorious Strike | 7/20/1907 | Paterson | New Jersey | After seven weeks of striking, IWW locomotive workers win their (unspecified) demands. | Industrial Union Bulletin 07-20-1907 07-20-1907 |
| Metal and Machinery Workers' Strike | 7/27/1907 | Bridgeport | Connecticut | Twelve hundred IWW member in the metal and machinery industry went on strike, shutting own three plants run by the American Tube & Stamping Co. The topics of contention were low wages and the monthly night-to-day shift switch. | Industrial Union Bulletin 07-27-1907 07-27-1907 |
| Bridgeport Metal and Machinery Workers' Strike | 8/1/1907 | Bridgeport | Connecticut | The IWW organized and won a strike against the American Tube and Stamping company by recruiting Hungarian immigrants and native Americans. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 126; Michael Hargis, "95 Years of Revolutionary Industrial Unionism," Anarcho Syndicalist Review, #27 and #28 |
| Smeltermen Strike Over | 8/12/1907 | Tacoma | Washington | Strike of smeltermen called off without reaching its demands. | Industrial Union Bulletin 08-24-1907 08-24-1907 |
| Violence Against Strikers | 8/14/1907 | Tonopah | Nevada | The sheriff and deputies met about 200 men engaged in an IWW-organized strike for the eight hour day and made 51 arrests. All those arrested had their charges dropped in court. | Industrial Union Bulletin 08-31-1907 08-31-1907 |
| White Goods Makers' Strike | 8/17/1907 | New York | New York | The strike of white goods makers entered its tenth week. Several had been arrested, but were released without conviction. | Industrial Union Bulletin 08-17-1907 08-17-1907 |
| Metal and Machinery Strike Over | 8/31/1907 | Bridgeport | Connecticut | The strike of iron and steel workers in the American Tube and Stamping Co. ended as the company agreed to meet the demands of the laborers. | Industrial Union Bulletin 08-31-1907 08-31-1907 |
| White Goods Makers' Strike Over | 8/31/1907 | New York | New York | The 12 week long strike of white goods workers ended. | Industrial Union Bulletin 09-14-1907 09-14-1907 |
| Weavers' Strike Over | 9/14/1907 | Mapleville | Rhode Island | The striking weavers called off their strike after winning their demands of no discrimination against strikers and unionized workers, safer working conditions, and higher wages. | Industrial Union Bulletin 09-14-1907 09-14-1907 |
| Lumber Handlers' Strike | 10/19/1907 | Vancouver | B.C. | IWW lumber handlers walked out on strike to protest an increase in hours and decrease in wage. | Industrial Union Bulletin 10-19-1907 10-19-1907 |
| Lumber Handlers' Strike Called Off | 10/30/1907 | Vancouver | B.C. | The striking lumber handlers' unanimously voted to return to work. It is unclear whether or not their demands were met. | Industrial Union Bulletin 11-09-1907 11-09-1907 |
| Silk Workers' Strike | 11/16/1907 | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | Four hundred IWW silk workers went on strike for shorter work days and increased wages. | Industrial Union Bulletin 11-16-1907 11-16-1907 |
| Cloak Makers' Strike | 11/18/1907 | Cloak makers went on strike. | Industrial Union Bulletin 12-07-1907 12-07-1907 | ||
| Silk Workers' Strike Ended | 12/14/1907 | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | Silk workers called off their strike. | Industrial Union Bulletin 12-14-1907 12-14-1907 |
| Cloak Makers' Strike Ended | 12/14/1907 | New York | New York | The 150 striking cloak makers returned to work | Industrial Union Bulletin 12-14-1907 12-14-1907 |
| Roosevelt Recalls Goldfield Troops, Strike Breakers Sent | 12/23/1907 | Goldfield | Nevada | President Roosevelt ordered the recall of the federal troops he sent in December, saying that the request by Governor Sparks was based on a misrepresentation of the conditions in Goldfield. Fifty-three strike breakers were brought in from California. | Industrial Worker 01-04-1908 |
| Strike Breakers Leave | 1/4/1908 | Goldfield | Nevada | As a result of the strike, the mines are in poor condition and many strike breakers are leaving. The strikers are quietly awaiting developments. | Industrial Worker 01-04-1908 |
| Mining Strike Continues | 1/11/1908 | Goldfield | Nevada | The miners are standing together and many strike breakers have quit. Small businessmen and stockholders are in trouble and there are rumors that leasers and mine owners may "start up with the miners at the old basis." | Industrial Worker 01-11-1908 |
| Federal Commission Sides with IWW | 1/18/1908 | Goldfield | Nevada | All IWW locals are urged to support the striking miners. The report of President Roosevelt's Commission confirms the contention that the mine owners had the troops sent into the camp in order to enforce a reduction in wages and break up the union. | Industrial Worker 01-18-1908 |
| IWW Drives Away Strike Breakers | 1/18/1908 | Salt Lake City | Utah | A Goldfield VP hired 120 strike breakers, but IWW members met them at the train depot and were able to get a majority of them to desert. | Industrial Worker 01-18-1908 |
| Competing Union Formed | 2/8/1908 | Goldfield | Nevada | Mine owners are organizing a scab union, called the Nevada Miners Union, with the intention of competing with and defeating the socialist Western Federation of Miners. | Industrial Worker 02-08-1908 |
| Wool Strike Lost | 2/15/1908 | Dracut | Massachusetts | After striking and temporarily stopping a new system in which they are required to operate two looms instead of one, woolen weavers have admitted defeat. | Industrial Worker 02-15-1908 |
| Railroad Workers Strike | 3/14/1908 | Beatty | Nevada | IWW and WFM members went out on strike when the railroads announced a reduction in wages. More than 300 foreigners brought in by the companies refused to scab and left, but native born Americans are filling the strikers places. | Industrial Worker 03-14-1908 |
| Lockout of Unionized Tailors | 3/14/1908 | Los Angeles | California | Two hundred Journeyman Tailors have been locked out for five months because of their union membership. Strike breakers from the East found only a little low paying work when they arrived. | Industrial Worker 03-14-1908 |
| Strike Called Off | 3/21/1908 | Goldfield | Nevada | The strike has been called off. The district is overrun with idle men and the large body of revolutionary unionists are seeking other fields. | Industrial Worker 03-21-1908 |
| Quarry Workers Strike | 4/1/1908 | Marble | Colorado | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 | |
| French Weavers Strike | 4/18/1908 | Germantown | Pennsylvania | A strike at Dobson Badford is still on and donations are requested. | Industrial Worker 04-18-1908 |
| Silk Workers Strike | 4/25/1908 | Hoboken | New Jersey | Silk workers have been on strike for a small wage increase since March 20. Assistance is requested. | Industrial Worker 04-25-1908 |
| Strike Won | 5/2/1908 | Marble | Colorado | A strike organized by the IWW and International Union has been won. | Industrial Worker 05-02-1908 |
| Protest Called | 5/30/1908 | Kalispell | Montana | A resolution was adopted to protest against a contractor who refused to pay union scale wages. Support from other IWW and craft unions is requested. | Industrial Worker 06-20-1908 |
| IWW and WFM Allied Against Strike Breakers | 7/4/1908 | Seattle | Washington | IWW members are working with WFM representatives to prevent Seattle employment agents from recruiting strike breakers to go to the Treadwell gold mine in Alaska. | Industrial Worker 07-04-1908 |
| Textile Worker Strike | 8/1/1908 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | Strike in response to wage cuts. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368; Michael Hargis, "95 Years of Revolutionary Industrial Unionism," Anarcho Syndicalist Review, #27 and #28 |
| French Textile Workers Strike | 8/22/1908 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | The French Branch of the IWW Textile Workers Union of Lawrence went on strike two weeks ago, protesting cuts in wages. Assistance is requested. | Industrial Worker 08-22-1908 |
| Loggers Organize on Puget Sound | 4/15/1909 | Seattle | Washington | Loggers in the Puget Sound have decided to begin striking in order to better their living conditions in the mountains, where they live amongst rats, fleas and sleep 10 in a small shack. | Industrial Worker, 04-15-1909 |
| Lumbermen Strike | 5/1/1909 | Kalispell | Montana | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 | |
| Lumbermen Strike | 5/1/1909 | Prince Rupert | British Columbia | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 | |
| Brewery Workers Strike | 5/3/1909 | Kalispell | Montana | The brewery workers of Kalispell have gone on strike to stop the plans to divide Industrial Union into specific crafts. Additionally, they are calling for 6 hour days on Saturday and 10 cent wage increases. They encourage all I.W.W. members to cease consuming Kalispell beer and for saloons to stop purchasing it. | Industrial Worker, 05-06-1909 |
| Strike in Montana by the Lumberjacks | 5/13/1909 | Fortine | Montana | River drivers and bush cutters have ceased working along the river in Fortine in order to gain better working conditions. Workers have kept to their cabins as logs have pilled up high in the river. They expect a quick victory! | Industrial Worker, 05-13-1909 |
| Strikers Appeal for Strike Funds | 5/14/1909 | Kalispell | Montana | Members of the I.W.W. in Flathead valley that are striking or wanting to strike, are seeking funds to support the strike. Prices of food, clothes, etc. have gone up in the area and the reduced wages are making striking very difficult in the region. | Industrial Worker, 05-20-1909 |
| Lumbermen Vote to Strike | 5/16/1909 | Somers | Montana | There was a large meeting at the Somers saw mill on the 16th, as men voted to go on strike on the 20th, joining the trend of set by the river drivers and brewers. | Industrial Worker, 05-20-1909; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Kalispell Brewery Workers Still on Strike | 5/19/1909 | Kalispell | Montana | The brewers at Kalispell were supposed to sign an agreement with brewery owners agreeing to the workers demands, but they instead opted out at the last minute. They continued to insist that saloons don’t purchase their beer. | Industrial Worker, 05-27-1909 |
| The Prince Rupert IWW on Strike | 5/20/1909 | Prince Rupert | British Columbia | Railroad workers of the I.W.W. in British Columbia have gone on strike against rotten grub and miserable living/working conditions. | Industrial Worker, 05-20-1909 |
| Lumber Strikes of the IWW are in Full Swing | 5/27/1909 | Fortine | Montana | The strikes by the log-drivers are in full swing. The river has began flooding and mill owners are beginning to see the power of the I.W.W. Men are encouraged to continue to donate to this strike and help them achieve victory. | Industrial Worker, 05-27-1909 |
| Weak IWW Numbers Plague Strike | 6/2/1909 | Walla Walla | Washington | I.W.W. numbers are very weak in Walla Walla, making their strike for better wages in the fields very difficult. Ranchers are being stingy with wages and workers are going hungry. | Industrial Worker, 06-10-1909 |
| Strike in Montana Continues | 6/3/1909 | Flathead County | Montana | The scabs have left the mills officially ceasing their operations. The Flathead County Hangman is threating to arrest them for destruction of property because of the flooding and has even choked an I.W.W. man to death. However, the men still have confidence that the owners will fold over and give into union demands. | Industrial Worker, 06-03-1909 |
| New Seattle IWW Activity | 6/10/1909 | Aberdeen | Washington | There is a new strike in Aberdeen known as the "Anti-Employment Office League". | Industrial Worker, 06-10-1909 |
| Montana Strike Continues | 6/10/1909 | Fortine | Montana | The strike in Montana is doing better than ever. Workers have continued on with their efforts to protest and all the logs jammed in the river have flowed into the lake, making them a total loss to the company. | Industrial Worker, 06-10-1909 |
| IWW Grows Membership | 6/15/1909 | Prince Rupert | British Columbia | Owners have now been hiring workers that are willing to work at the lowest wages, prompting more to leave. Those who have stayed have opted to join the I.W.W., growing its number to 400 and hopefully 1000 by winter. | Industrial Worker, 06-24-1909 |
| The Montana Strike | 6/17/1909 | Flathead County | Montana | The situation in the area has remained the same. Some arrest have been made against I.W.W. members, but owners are continuing to lose profits as timber continues to be lost. | Industrial Worker, 06-17-1909 |
| IWW Gaining Membership | 6/17/1909 | Prince Rupert | British Columbia | 125 more men have walked away from the rail line at Prince Rupert. Many are joining the I.W.W. and their will be an open meeting tomorrow for all union members to try and rally a larger membership. | Industrial Worker, 06-17-1909 |
| Flathead Strike Industrial Warfare | 7/1/1909 | Flathead County | Montana | Two injunctions were signed by a district court judge that forbid members of the I.W.W. from going on any of the companies land, as well as government post offices and highways. This essentially made it illegal for them to go anywhere, and has prompted even more police brutality against the workers. | Industrial Worker, 07-01-1909 |
| Strikers on the Fortine River | 7/1/1909 | Fortine | Montana | Logs continue to pile up and stay high and dry for some time. The boss at the mill wants to negotiate with the I.W.W. but the Somers Lumber Company has forbidden him from doing so. The workers will continue to strike until their demands are met. | Industrial Worker, 07-01-1909 |
| Sheet and Tin Plate Workers Strike | 7/1/1909 | New Castle | Pennsylvania | Workers strike for an open shop. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Strike at Wenatchee | 7/5/1909 | Wenatchee | Washington | I.W.W. men on a construction job in Wenatchee performed a walk out after employers refused to raise their working wages. | Industrial Worker, |
| Conditions at Flathead Valley | 7/15/1909 | Somers | Montana | I.W.W. members continue to strike for better wages. However, they are running low on money and the cost of living in the area continues to go up. Mill owners are buying up the shacks they live in on the mill, trying to get rid of all the I.W.W. workers there. | Industrial Worker, 07-15-1909 |
| Prince Rupert Strike Report | 7/22/1909 | Prince Rupert | British Columbia | The strike at Price Rupert has been partially successful. At some points along the track where work has stagnated, the government began hiring workers to finish the building of sewers, sidewalks, etc. that were a part of the planned building of the railroad. However, at other places along the track, the railway company continues to pay at the lower wages. | Industrial Worker, 07-22-1909 |
| Conditions at Flathead Valley | 7/22/1909 | Somers | Montana | Conditions are worse than ever. People continue to come to the city and work for horrible wages. Conditions at Somers continue to stay stagnant because of the poor work quality of the scabs. | Industrial Worker, 07-22-1909 |
| Big IWW Strike in Pennsylvania | 7/23/1909 | Shenango | Pennsylvania | After one engineer was fired at the Shenango Tin Plant, all workers walked out to strike. Workers left steam engines on part of the plant went up in flames. They expect I.W.W. membership to grow to 450. | Industrial Worker, 08-05-1909; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Dam Construction Strike | 7/26/1909 | Conconully | Washington | All working men, except carpenters, have gone on strike for better wages on the construction of the Dam in Conconully. They are demanding a 50 cent wage increase despite being offered a 25 cent increase. | Industrial Worker, 08-05-1909 |
| Somers Strike | 7/29/1909 | Somers | Montana | Workers are encouraged to stay away from Somers. The owner of the mill, Jim Hill, owns all the land, roads, post offices, etc. in the area and is terrorizing I.W.W. workers. | Industrial Worker, 07-29-1909 |
| IWW Become Involved in McKees Rocks Strike | 8/1/1909 | McKees Rocks | Pennsylvania | As tensions rose between unskilled immigrant and skilled American striking workers of the Pressed Steel Car Company, William Trautmann and other IWW members travelled to McKees Rocks to provide more radical support for the underrepresented immigrants. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 204; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Violence Erupts Between Strikers and Strikebreakers | 8/1/1909 | McKees Rocks | Pennsylvania | Six men were killed, six were critically injured and 45 were wounded as violence broke out between the immigrant strikers and the strikebreakers. Most of the injured and killed were among the strikers. Despite the IWW promoting passive resistance and having an a limited presence at McKees Rocks, they were associated with the violence. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 205-6 |
| Strikers Killed by Militia | 8/24/1909 | New Castle | Pennsylvania | 10 strikers were killed after the local militia opened fire on them during a protest at the Pressed Steel Plant. Four officers were also killed during the clash. | Industrial Worker, 08-26-1909 |
| Strike in Pennsylvania | 8/26/1909 | New Castle | Pennsylvania | The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin workers have all gone on strike in Pennsylvania against the United States Steel Corporation. They are asking for funds to help support the strike. | Industrial Worker, 08-26-1909 |
| Strikebreakers Clash with Strikers | 8/26/1909 | Schoenville | Pennsylvania | 300 strikebreakers were brought in from Chicago and Philadelphia by rail car to keep the steel mills going in Schoenville. They were met by union strikers and got into a huge brawl, preventing any strike breaker from getting in. They are continuing to do this every day. | Industrial Worker, 08-26-1909 |
| Settlement Reached | 9/1/1909 | McKees Rocks | Pennsylvania | Fearing further IWW interference, employers offered revised terms to strikers which were accepted. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 206 |
| Strike Resumes | 9/1/1909 | McKees Rocks | Pennsylvania | Further inspection of the terms presented by the Pressed Steel Car Company and the skilled American workers revealed a delay in wage increases and the continuation of the pooling system of pay. The IWW attempted to organize the immigrant workers who were still awaiting rehire and successfully coordinated a 4000 person walk-out despite the arrest of Trautmann. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 207 |
| End of Strike | 9/1/1909 | McKees Rocks | Pennsylvania | Skilled American workers were used to break the strike and form a less radical organization that the Pressed Steel Car Company would acknowledge. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 207 |
| IWW Wins Out McKees Rocks Strike | 9/8/1909 | Schoenville | Pennsylvania | The work of the I.W.W. has paid off and strikebreakers have not been able to get through to the factory and have given up completely. With the yards tied up, the Pressed Steel Car Company has offered to meet the demands of the I.W.W. men in order to re-open the factories. | Industrial Worker, 09-09-1909 |
| New Castle Strike, IWW is Growing | 9/9/1909 | Shenango | Pennsylvania | The Tin Workers Union No. 296 (I.W.W.) has grown to 450 strong. The I.W.W. has set up relief stations in the area for those who need it, and continue to receive applications everyday. The strike in general has grown to 3500 men at the plant, and both the I,.W.W. and the A.A. Tin Workers have agreed that no deal will be made with the company unless the demands of both groups are met. | Industrial Worker, 09-09-1909 |
| IWW Membership Growth | 10/20/1909 | Schoenville | Pennsylvania | The I.W.W. of McKees Rocks has grown to 4000 members as a result of the strike. | Industrial Worker, 10-20-1909 |
| Workers Win in Prince Rupert | 10/23/1909 | Prince Rupert | British Columbia | 8 men were arrested for refusing to work unless their wages were raised to 50 cents an hour. After the police were challenged as to why these men were arrested they were released. The next day they were paid the wage of 50 cents an hour. This has been the first major win in Prince Rupert for the I.W.W. | Industrial Worker, 10-27-1909 |
| Girl of Seventeen Leads March | 10/27/1909 | New York | New York | 5,000 members of the Neckwear Workers' Union marched on the streets of New York demanding higher wages. It was led by a 17 year old girl who invited by the I.W.W. to come to Spokane to speak for the free speech fight occurring there. | Industrial Worker, 10-27-1909 |
| Pittsburgh Strike Standard Mfg. Co. | 10/27/1909 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | The three factories in the US that manufacture bathtubs, water closet implements, etc. have joined together to form a price monopoly. The workers have retaliated and gone out on strike to protest for safer conditions in the plant and to have Sundays off. | Industrial Worker, 10-27-1909 |
| Strike at Train Yard | 12/1/1909 | Spokane | Washington | 2500 union men walked out last night at the train yard demanding higher wages, shorter hours and abolishment of a physical examination test. The train yard has begun scabbing for other workers to come fill their place rather than compromise with their demands. | Industrial Worker, 12-01-1909 |
| Waist Workers' Strike | 12/25/1909 | New York | New York | 15,000 waist workers went on strike in New York, all of them girls. It did not take long for bosses to meet the union demands of better wages. They then celebrated by parading through the streets. | Industrial Worker, 12-25-1909 |
| Switchmens Strike | 12/25/1909 | Spokane | Washington | The Switchmens' strike has continued on, effecting about 65,000 workers tied to this industry. It has compelled most of these men to go on strike as well until these men get their demands. | Industrial Worker, 12-25-1909 |
| Cigar Workers Strike | 1/12/1910 | Cleveland | Ohio | London Whiffs Cigar Company fired all IWW members, then informed them they would be re-hired if they left the union. In response, the workers declared a strike. | Solidarity 01-29-1910 |
| Car Builders Strike | 1/14/1910 | Hammond | Indiana | Car builders unionized and went on strike demanding better wages. The IWW and AFL competed for leadership of the strike. The police deputized special police to attack the workers and kick them out of company housing. All of the IWW officers are soon arrested. Eventually, the mayor asked for a committee of the IWW workers and the company to come together and end the conflict. | Industrial Worker, 02-19-1910 |
| Steel Strike in Hammond | 1/29/1910 | Hammond | Indiana | Due to unfair back-rent issues, pay cuts, and a payroll system that made it impossible to know how much a worker was going to be paid, a strike was called. Over 1000 workers were on strike with leadership by IWW members. | Industrial Worker, 01-29-1910 |
| Railroad Workers' Brief Strike | 1/29/1910 | Janesville | Wisconsin | One-third of the 600 men tasked with digging trains out of the stone went on strike for mittens, whisky, and a wage increase. The company immediately provided them with, "good felt mittens, two stiff drinks… and [a] dollar and hour." | Solidarity 01-29-1910 |
| IWW Joins Bethlehem Strike | 2/26/1910 | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | IWW organizers joined the 10,000-strong steel mill strike that began a few weeks prior. | Solidarity 02-26-1910 |
| Strike Situation at Bethlehem | 3/12/1910 | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | A strike had begun in Bethlehem in hopes of it becoming a general strike, and IWW member Schmidt was going to make a speech to the striking and interested workers. However, the police threatened to arrest him if he spoke in English. The meeting fell apart and the AFL is blamed for ending the strike and giving in and sending workers back to work. | Industrial Worker, 03-12-1910 |
| Successful IWW Strike in Portland | 3/19/1910 | Portland | Oregon | IWW workers at United Engineering Co. went on strike for a 30 cent/hour raise. Banners and signs were put up in the area telling everyone to stay away. Pickets were stationed around the building. Because of the warnings, the company could not hire replacements and gave the employees the raise within 4 hours. | Industrial Worker, 03-26-1910 |
| Accounts of The Strike At Sheridan, Oregon | 3/26/1910 | Sheridan | Oregon | 150 Workers at a lumber company went on strike for a 25 cent/day raise. The IWW painted signs that said "Strike on at Sheridan, Ore. Stay Away" and carried the signs in front of employment shark agencies. This prevented anyone from buying these jobs and thus prevented strike breakers. The strike was successful. | Industrial Worker, 03-26-1910 |
| Glass Workers Strike at Muncie | 4/16/1910 | Muncie | Indiana | Various groups of employees came together to ask management for small raises. Management agreed to some, and after discussing it the workers accepted it. Management then backed out of the offer and refused to negotiate. Many workers are out on strike, and have been blacklisted. IWW members are organizing the strike and say they will stay on strike all summer. | Industrial Worker, 04-16-1910; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| A. F. of L. Scabs Break Strike | 4/23/1910 | Muncie | Indiana | The Ball Bros. glass factory strike has been lost because of AFL actions according to the article. The company was able to work with one craft's union and this got those workers back. This broke the full strike and made it possible to fill the other positions with other AFL "scabs" to break the fight. | Industrial Worker, 04-23-1910 |
| Textile Strike | 4/23/1910 | New Bedford | Massachusetts | Textile workers voted to strike. | Solidarity 04-23-1910 |
| All Local Unions of I.W.W. On Strike in the Steel Industry of the Pittsburg District | 4/23/1910 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | All IWW steel unions in the Pittsburgh area are on strike. Conflict began when editors of the paper "Solidarity" were arrested because they wouldn't state who technically owned the paper, which is technically illegal by some state law. | Industrial Worker, 04-23-1910 |
| Pipe Mill Strike | 4/23/1910 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Workers in the Byers pipe mill call to strike. | Solidarity 04-23-1910 |
| Farm Hands Strike At North Yamhill | 4/23/1910 | Yamhill | Oregon | Farmhands went on strike when some were fired for teaching and talking about Industrial Unionism. The workers have been on strike for awhile, demanding a 30 cent/hour raise and a decent bunk house. Farmers refusing to give in tried unsuccessfully to hire strike breakers, and now are slandering the reputations of the strikers' wives. Fellow IWW members from Portland have helped bring supplies and sabotage some of the farmers' trees. There's an appeal for additional financial help as the workers have no food money. | Industrial Worker, 04-23-1910; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Structural Iron Workers' Strike | 5/8/1910 | Chicago | Illinois | Skilled structural iron workers of the Hansel & Ellcock Construction Company went on strike several hundred strong. They called upon the IWW for assistance. After debate between the IWW and the AFL, the strikers voted to be organized by the former. | Solidarity 06-04-1910 |
| Striking Textile Workers Appeal for Funds | 5/21/1910 | New Bedford | Massachusetts | Textile workers in Massachusetts are on strike and have been for awhile. They are requesting funds from any and all IWW members so that they can continue the fight and not give in. | Industrial Worker, 05-21-1910 |
| Cooks And Waiters on Strike in Spokane | 5/21/1910 | Spokane | Washington | Despite these workers being associated with the AFL, the IWW is applauding their work because they defied the AFL leadership and went on strike quickly and all together, rather than waiting for AFL approval and red-tape clearing. So far, many employers have agreed to worker demands. However, large companies have held out longer. The Industrial Worker is calling for all scabs to stay away. | Industrial Worker, 05-21-1910 |
| Catholic Priests and Austrian Consul Undermine IWW Negotiations for Workers | 5/28/1910 | Denver | Colorado | Factory workers in Denver went on strike for a 25 cent/day raise. Despite initial success, the employers convinced Catholic priests and the Austrian consul to advise people to take a 15 cent/day raise instead. The IWW was trying to help and advise workers but the language barrier was too great, as there were workers from all over eastern Europe. | Industrial Worker, 07-02-1910 |
| Clothing Workers' Strike | 6/4/1910 | Chicago | Illinois | Over 500 workers in the Lamm & Co. Clothing Manufacturers went on strike in protest of the abuse of the young female workers. | Solidarity 06-04-1910 |
| Textile Strike Ended | 6/18/1910 | New Bedford | Massachusetts | Textile strike ended as AFL weavers returned to work. | Solidarity 06-18-1910 |
| Textile Worker Strike Continues | 7/2/1910 | Rhode Island | Textile workers have been on strike for seven weeks here. While the strike is not an IWW strike, many members are leading the strike because the factory workers are not otherwise unionized. They are being slowed by foreign strike-breakers. | Industrial Worker, 07-02-1910 | |
| Telephone Slaves Strike | 7/20/1910 | Spokane | Washington | Shovelers for the Pacific Telephone Co. are on strike for a 25 cent/day raise. They were organized by IWW members. | Industrial Worker, 07-30-1910 |
| Wage Increase Won for Smelters | 7/23/1910 | Denver | Colorado | The IWW helped win 15 cent per day wage increase for workers in a smelting plant. | Solidarity 07-23-1910 |
| Machinists' Strike | 7/23/1910 | Everett | Washington | IWW-organized machinists walk out for better conditions. | Solidarity 07-23-1910 |
| Victory for the Eight Hour Day | 7/23/1910 | Lake Point | Idaho | IWW workers win the eight hour day in an excavating camp. | Solidarity 07-23-1910 |
| Strike of Machinists, Boilmakers and Blacksmiths | 7/27/1910 | Spokane | Washington | There is a strike of machinists, boilermakers and blacksmiths in Spokane. The unionized strikers were able to convince most non-union workers to quit as well. So far, some factories have agreed to demands. The article is unclear whether the union involved is the IWW. | Industrial Worker, 07-30-1910 |
| Automobile Workers' Strike | 7/30/1910 | Reading | Pennsylvania | Workers in the Parish Manufacturing Company went on strike. | Solidarity 07-30-1910 |
| Intimidation of Workers in Vancouver | 7/30/1910 | Vancouver | Washington | An Italian IWW member was arrested for trying to talk "white men" into not scabbing on them in their strike. The Italian excavators are on strike for eight hour days and $2.75/day. The Industrial Worker says to follow this issue and be ready to assist if needed. | Industrial Worker, 07-30-1910 |
| IWW Member Bequeaths Lots | 8/6/1910 | Garfield | Washington | IWW and other men are refusing to harvest unless they get higher wages. In the meantime, they are singing the IWW song Red Flag, while flying a red flag, and sharing the Industrial Worker. They have already gotten one raise offer, although the expect one more bump in pay. A follow-up a day later says they got the original raise but also better food and an agreement to not discriminate against IWW members. They are asking for an IWW union organizer to come and bring IWW pamphlets and propaganda. | Industrial Worker, 08-06-1910 |
| Sewer Digger/ Gas Workers Strike | 8/20/1910 | San Diego | California | Sewer diggers and gas line diggers comprised of Mexicans, Greeks, Italians, and Americans are on strike. American workers were getting paid 25 cent/day more. The Mexicans were all IWW members and called the strike and have been supported by most of the other workers. They expect to win the raise. | Industrial Worker, 08-20-1910; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Miners' Strike | 8/27/1910 | Mesa | Arizona | IWW-affiliated miners strike for a 50 cent per day wage increase. | Solidarity 08-27-1910 |
| Update on Sewer Diggers Strike | 8/27/1910 | San Diego | California | This is a follow-up on the previous San Diego story. The workers continue to strike and have broader support. The police have not interrupted the strike or disrupted any IWW meetings. In fact, they are said to be encouraging the workers. The workers believe they can spread IWW membership to all of San Diego's working class. Eventually, they got their 25 cent/day raise and a closed shop at the sewer company. | Industrial Worker, 08-27-1910 |
| Strike of Mexican Laborers | 8/27/1910 | San Diego | California | Mexicans laborers decided to hold a strike against the San Diego Consolidated Gas and Electric Company and the Barber Asphalt Company for higher wages and no discrimination against IWW members. | Solidarity 08-27-1910 |
| I.W.W. Compels Uncle Sam to Pay Workers | 9/3/1910 | Spokane | Washington | 52 firefighters were laid off by the Forest Ranger, Debitt, who refused to pay them. When the firefighters arrived back in Spokane, they refused to leave without their pay. The 52 stuck together, without any food, and waited for Mayor Pratt to do something. After several days, the Mayor was told by the forestry department to give the men room and board overnight and then to give them their back pay, which the city of Spokane will be reimbursed. The organization was led by IWW men and 43 of the 52 men had joined the IWW by the time they got their pay. | Industrial Worker, 09-03-1910 |
| Public Service Workers' Strike | 10/1/1910 | Providence | Rhode Island | Public service workers went on strike for increased wages and exclusive employment for unionized workers. | Solidarity 10-01-1910 |
| Restaurant Hires Union Employees | 10/1/1910 | Spokane | Washington | The Two Jacks restaurant in Spokane has hired a few union employees that have been on strike in Spokane for months. The restaurant's Employer's Association has forbid any restaurant in the city from hiring these workers, but restaurants are beginning to collapse without workers. | Industrial Worker, 10-01-1910 |
| Stirton Arrested for Street Meeting | 10/8/1910 | Detroit | Michigan | Prominent speaker A.M. Stirton arrested while holding a street meeting. | Solidarity 10-08-1910 |
| I.W.W. Boosts Wages and Shortens Hours in Portland | 10/8/1910 | Portland | Oregon | Three successive strikes of bridge workers in Portland were led by the IWW. All were successful in gaining either raises or shortened hours. Wages went from $2.25/day to $3/day and hours went from 10 hours/day to 9 hours/day. | Industrial Worker, 10-08-1910 |
| Strike in Olean | 10/23/1910 | Olean | New York | IWW called for a strike against three public works contractors for increased wages. One and a half weeks later, the strike was settled with the contractors conceding to the IWW's demands. | Solidarity 11-19-1910 |
| Meat Packers on Strike | 11/5/1910 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Fifteen-hundred IWW-affiliated meat packers strike for higher wages. | Solidarity 11-05-1910 |
| Shoe Workers Strike | 12/1/1910 | Brooklyn | New York | Strike for higher wages. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Call to Support Striking Loggers | 12/6/1910 | Cle Elum | Washington | The Cascade Lumber Company is trying to reduce wages by 5 cents a day and begin charging for board. The workers immediately went on strike upon finding this out and are adamantly trying to prevent scab workers from showing up. The Industrial Worker is calling for all men to stay away. | Industrial Worker, 12-15-1910 |
| Automobile Workers' Strike | 12/10/1910 | Anderson | Indiana | IWW automobile workers held a "victorious strike." | Solidarity 12-10-1910 |
| Shoe Workers' Strike | 12/10/1910 | New York | New York | IWW shoeworkers went on strike for higher wages. | Solidarity 12-10-1910 |
| Miners Strike | 1/1/1911 | La Grande | Washington | Strike in response to wage cuts. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Boot and Shoe Workers Strike | 1/1/1911 | New York | New York | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 | |
| Strike at Tunnel of Tacoma Power Plant | 1/1/1911 | Tacoma | Washington | Drillers, muckers and most other people working on the tunnel of the Tacoma Municipal Power Plant were on strike against Savage & Nichols following a wage cut. Several strikers joined the IWW as a result, and more were likely to follow | Industrial Worker, 01-12-1911 |
| Workers Maintain IWW Affiliation | 1/30/1911 | New York | New York | Shoe manufacturer A. Garside & Co. was willing to agree to terms with striking workers if the workers agree to drop affiliation with IWW. The workers refused. | Industrial Worker, 02-09-1911 |
| Southern Pacific Workers Make Demands | 8/3/1911 | Southern Pacific (SP) railroad workers submitted a demand for an 8-hour day, higher pay, abolition of personal records, physical exams, etc. Many SP workers were joining the IWW. | Industrial Worker, 08-24-1911 | ||
| Harriman Lines Will Not Grant Demands | 9/1/1911 | Harriman Lines, a railroad company, refused to acknowledge unions and their demands. They said it made no sense to pay workers more when the market presents them with favorable hiring conditions. | Industrial Worker, 09-21-1911 | ||
| Call for Strike When McNamara Goes to Trial | 10/5/1911 | Los Angeles | California | IWW members were called to strike on Oct. 11 when McNamara goes to trial. McNamara is charged with murder as the sole individual responsible for The Times bombing | Industrial Worker, 10-05-1911 |
| Strike on Harriman Lines | 10/12/1911 | An estimated 30,000 workers struck against Harriman Lines for failing to meet their demands. | Industrial Worker, 10-12-1911 | ||
| IWW Men Help Strikers | 10/19/1911 | IWW members joined in the Harriman strike, distributing propaganda and attempting to help organize. The strike was expected to continue for a long time. | Industrial Worker, 10-19-1911 | ||
| Southern Pacific Discourage Strike Participation with Perks | 10/19/1911 | Southern Pacific Railroad offered perks to long-time employees for "continuous service" in excess of 10 years. Joining a strike would break continuous service. | Industrial Worker, 10-19-1911 | ||
| Harriman Strike Continues | 10/26/1911 | Harriman showed no sign of giving in to workers' demands. An end to the strike is still not in sight. | Industrial Worker, 11-09-1911 | ||
| IWW Sabotage Rail Cars | 11/16/1911 | Bawley | California | IWW members cut the air lines of all rail cars on the Brawley sidetrack and posted IWW stickers on the cars. | Industrial Worker, 11-16-1911 |
| Longshoremen Strike | 1/5/1912 | Boston | Massachusetts | 2,500 Boston longshoremen began a general strike to demand a wage increase. | Industrial Worker, 01-18-1912 |
| Lawrence Textile Worker Strike | 1/12/1912 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | Textile mill workers went on strike in response to wage cuts alongside a state mandated reduction in hours to 55. A few hundred Italian workers voted to strike and through the course of the day, recruited nearly 10,000 people to march the streets throwing stones and ice at factories. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 228; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Textile Strike | 1/25/1912 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | The textile strike in Lawrence, MA, continued with a parade that was free from conflict. | Industrial Worker, 01-25-1912 |
| Wool Mill Strike | 1/25/1912 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | The strike in Lawrence, MA, caused a group of riots in woolen mills that caused several workers, police officers, and citizens to sustain minor injuries. | Industrial Worker, 01-25-1912 |
| Striker Killed in Clash with Police | 1/29/1912 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | Annie Lopezzi was shot and killed during a clash between police and strikers. Ettor and Giovannitti were arrested in connection to the murder despite weak evidence. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 248 |
| Students Scab at University of Michigan Strike | 1/30/1912 | Ann Arbor | Michigan | Firefighters and coal wheelers at the University of Michigan went on strike. They were replaced by students. | Industrial Worker, 03-07-1912 |
| Children of Strikers Moved to Foster Homes | 2/1/1912 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | To gain publicity and help ease expenses, many strikers sought foster homes for their children for the duration of the strike. Margaret Sanger accompanied 119 children to New York to live in foster homes. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 251 |
| Militia Used On Strikers | 2/8/1912 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | The strikers and mill owners in Lawrence have not come close to reaching an agreement. | Industrial Worker, 02-08-1912 |
| AFL Expresses Interest in Lawrence Strike | 2/15/1912 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | The American Federation of Labor expressed interest in taking over as the representative organization for the strike in Lawrence. | Industrial Worker, 02-15-1912 |
| Strike Meeting in Seattle | 2/19/1912 | Seattle | Washington | To show solidarity with the Lawrence strikers, workers conducted a meeting in Seattle in order to strategize and take up collections to fund the strike. | Industrial Worker, 02-22-1912 |
| Lumbermen Strike | 3/1/1912 | Aberdeen | Washington | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 | |
| IWW Organizer Assaulted in Connection to Lawrence Strike | 3/4/1912 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | An attempt on the life of the General Organizer of the I.W.W. was made in connection with the Lawrence strikes. He was critically injured and there were very few initial clues left behind. | Industrial Worker, 03-14-1912 |
| Lawrence Strike Continues | 3/7/1912 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | The textile worker strike in Lawrence continued. The mill owners offered a wage increase of 5 to 8 percent, but the I.W.W. stood by its demand for 15 percent. | Industrial Worker, 03-07-1912 |
| Protest Meeting Held | 3/10/1912 | Spokane | Washington | I.W.W. members in Spokane, WA, held a Lawrence strike protest meeting. | Industrial Worker, 03-21-1912 |
| Lumber Mill Workers Strike | 3/14/1912 | Hoquiam | Washington | Mill workers in Hoquiam, WA, began a strike and picketing for increased wages | Industrial Worker, 03-21-1912; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Employers and Strikers Reach a Settlement | 3/14/1912 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | Following a series of meetings between IWW and American Woolen Company delegates, the parties negotiated terms for higher wages. The strikers voted to accept the terms, ending the strike. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 253 |
| Strike Still On At Lawrence | 3/21/1912 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | The textile strike in Lawrence, MA, continued. More children were being sent to other parts of the country, more small demonstrations occurred, and more unsuccessful negotiations were offered and examined. | Industrial Worker, 03-21-1912 |
| Raymond Mob Raids Hall and Deports Strikers | 3/25/1912 | Raymond | Washington | Several hundred men in Raymond, WA, went on strike in solidarity with movements in Hoquiam and Aberdeen. In response, a mob invaded their indoor headquarters and arrested many of the strikers. | Industrial Worker, 04-04-1912 |
| Lumber Workers Strike Spreads | 3/28/1912 | Grays Harbor | Washington | The I.W.W. lumber strike slowly spread throughout Grays Harbor, resulting in more arrests and increased membership within the I.W.W. | Industrial Worker, 03-28-1912; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 |
| Piano and Organ Workers Strike | 4/1/1912 | New York | New York | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 | |
| Textile Worker Strike | 4/1/1912 | Willimantic | Connecticut | Strike for higher wages. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Strike Spreads To Tacoma | 4/11/1912 | Seattle | Washington | Mill workers in Tacoma, WA, walked out of work in solidarity with the Grays Harbor strikers. | Industrial Worker, 04-11-1912 |
| Coal Miners Win Strike | 4/11/1912 | Colorado | Coal miners in northern Colorado won their strike. | Industrial Worker, 04-11-1912 | |
| Construction Strike at Salem | 4/12/1912 | Salem | Oregon | Oregon Electric Railway workers went on strike, with the I.W.W. at the helm, to negotiate wages, hours, and food. | Industrial Worker, 05-09-1912 |
| Lumber Workers Strike | 4/15/1912 | Bovill | Idaho | All of the workers at Potlatch Lumber Company in Bovill, ID, went on strike seeking better food and a pay increase of 25 cents. | Industrial Worker, 04-25-1912 |
| Streetcar Workers Strike | 5/1/1912 | Portland | Oregon | Strike for higher wages. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Chicago Freight Handlers Strike | 5/23/1912 | Chicago | Illinois | Freight handlers, checkers, and receiving clerks in Chicago went on strike for better wages and a small increase in holiday time. | Industrial Worker, 05-23-1912 |
| Textile Worker Strike | 6/1/1912 | Clinton | Massachusetts | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 | |
| Construction Strike | 6/20/1912 | White Salmon | Washington | Employees at the Northwestern Electric, Co.'s damn began a strike under the leadership of the I.W.W. The strike was for better wages and working conditions. | Industrial Worker, 06-20-1912; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 368 |
| Textile Strike | 7/15/1912 | New Bedford | Massachusetts | The I.W.W. teamed up with the United Textile Workers to help textile workers in New Bedford, MA, to go on strike to protest an unfair wage deduction rule. | Industrial Worker, 07-25-1912; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 |
| Strikers Attacked by Employer Thugs | 7/18/1912 | Grabow | Louisiana | Employees of the Southern Lumber Operators' Association who chose to strike were suddenly attacked by "thugs" who were allegedly sent by their employer. | Industrial Worker, |
| Loggers Strike | 8/24/1912 | Deep River | Washington | Loggers in Deep River, WA, went on strike in protest of poor food. | Industrial Worker, 09-05-1912 |
| Street Car Strike | 9/26/1912 | Duluth | Minnesota | Craftsmen who work on street cars in Duluth, MN, went on strike in order to protest the firing of employees who were instrumental in the attempted formation of their union. | Industrial Worker, 09-26-1912 |
| Piano Workers Strike | 10/17/1912 | New York | New York | Piano workers in New York City went on strike, bringing the local piano industry to a halt. | Industrial Worker, 10-17-1912 |
| Textile Workers Strike | 10/31/1912 | Little Falls | New York | Textile workers in Little Falls, NY, have gone on strike in solidarity against wage cuts and the passage of a 54-hour workweek law. | Industrial Worker, 11-14-1912; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 |
| Cyclone Wire Fence Works Strike | 11/1/1912 | Cleveland | Ohio | Strike of Slovenian IWW members | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 |
| NIUF&LW Strike on American Lumber Company | 11/11/1912 | Merryville | Louisiana | The BTW became the Southern District of the National Industrial Union of Forest and Lumber Workers (NIUF&LW) under the IWW. The organization struck against the American Lumber Company in response to the blacklisting of members who reportadly served as witnesses for the defense in the Grabow Riot trial. The 13,000 reported strikers were met with violence. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 218; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369; Industrial Worker, 11-21-1912 |
| Buffalo Hotel Workers Strike | 11/21/1912 | Buffalo | New York | Hotel workers in Buffalo, NY, went on strike. | Industrial Worker, 11-21-1912 |
| I.W.W. Tailors Strike at Frost & Co. Seattle | 11/21/1912 | Seattle | Washington | Tailors at Frost & Co. in Seattle, WA, went on strike to protest employer discrimination against I.W.W. members. | Industrial Worker, 11-21-1912; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 |
| Men Strike On Oregon Road | 12/1/1912 | Portland | Oregon | 125 railroad workers went on strike in Portland and Eugene in protest against a proposed wage cut of 50 cents. | Industrial Worker, 12-12-1912; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 |
| Waitress Strike | 12/5/1912 | Minneapolis | Minnesota | Waitresses working at the Eureka restaurant in Minneapolis, MN, went on strike against poor food and in favor of a $1 per week wage increase. | Industrial Worker, 12-19-1912 |
| Cannery Women Strike | 12/18/1912 | San Francisco | California | 150 women workers strike against California Fruit Canneries Association. Workers. They demand $1.25 minimum wage for eight hours work and one full hour for dinner. | Industrial Worker 01-02-1913 |
| Construction Camp Strikes | 12/28/1912 | Portland | Oregon | Three hundred workers strike for reduced hours with no reduction in wage, Sunday holiday, and no mandatory overtime. The Portland, Eugene, and Easten Railroad is shipping scabs from different parts of the Northwest. | Industrial Worker 01-02-1913 |
| Construction Camp Strikes | 12/29/1912 | Eugene | Oregon | Three hundred workers strike for reduced hours with no reduction in wage, Sunday holiday, and no mandatory overtime. The Portland, Eugene, and Easten Railroad is shipping scabs from different parts of the Northwest. | Industrial Worker 01-02-1914 |
| Stone and Webster Construction Strike | 1/1/1913 | Big Creek | California | Strike was for better wages, hours and working conditions | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 |
| Cannery Workers Strike | 1/1/1913 | San Francisco | California | Strike in response to wage cuts. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 |
| Textile Strike Won | 1/2/1913 | Utica | New York | Strikers will return to work with a raise in wages from five percent to twelve percent on the fifty four hour work week. The winning of this great strike means a great forward step in the textile district of New York. | Industrial Worker 01-09-1913 |
| Lumber Strike | 1/3/1913 | Merryville | Louisiana | Merryville lumber strike continues despite the company's boasting that it will starve the workers back to work. | Industrial Worker 01-09-1913 |
| Governor Loans Guns to Fight Lumber Strikers | 1/13/1913 | Alexandria | Louisiana | Merryville is still shut down tight after more than two months on strike. It is reported that the Governor of Louisiana has loaned the American Lumber Company two hundred Springfield rifles. | Industrial Worker 01-16-1913 |
| Garment Workers Strike | 1/16/1913 | New York | New York | One hundred thousand garment workers strike, affecting more than four thousand shops. Their demands are for the abolition of the sub-contract system, a twenty percent wage increase, time and a half for overtime, double time for holidays, and improved workplace conditions. | Industrial Worker 01-16-1913 |
| Lumber Strike Continues | 1/18/1913 | Alexandria | Louisiana | Merryville is still down. The company is trying to do the work of thirteen hundred men with about two hundred scabs, suckers, and gunmen. Ripley, President of the Santa Fe railroad intends to whip the I. W. W. to a frazzle | Industrial Worker 01-23-1913 |
| Strike Won | 1/23/1913 | Seattle | Washington | Twenty five members in the Diamond Shop of M. Vollman and Co., struck for pay for xmas and New Years, and all legal holidays. They went back to work with that demand granted. | Industrial Worker 01-23-1913 |
| Rubber Workers Strike | 2/1/1913 | Akron | Ohio | Early in February, 300 workers from the Firestone rubber plant walked off the job for better wages. Very few of the strikers were IWW members but the group was eager for organized leadership as the strike grew from 3,500 people on February 15 to 14,000 by February 18. Local authorities responded with beatings and arrests, which quickly undermined the IWW's tenuous leadership in the area. By March 31, the strike was broken with no reported gains. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369; Melvyn Dubovsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the I.W.W., 286-7 |
| Silk Workers Strike | 2/1/1913 | Paterson | New Jersey | Over the previous year, Paterson mills began implementing a four loom per worker system to meet the industry demand for cheaper silk. While this system allowed for potentially higher wages, it raised questions about worker health and safety as well as sustained full employment. When the largest company in town enacted this policy, what began as a small walk-out was expanded to the entire plant through the leadership of IWW Local 152. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369; Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 267-9 |
| Railraod Workers Strike for Promised Raise | 2/20/1913 | New Castle | Pennsylvania | Organizer Frank Morris has assumed charge of the four hundred striking section men on the Pennsylvania railroad. They demand an increase of thirty five cents a day, or from $1.75 to $2.10 for 10 hours work. They had been promised this raise and the strike broke out when they opened their envelopes and found the company had lied to them. | Industrial Worker 02-20-1913 |
| Railroad and Lumber Officials Threaten Strikers | 2/21/1913 | Alexandria | Louisiana | Gunmen, detectives, and officers of the Santa Fe railroad and the American lumber Company began a campaign of violence against the Merryville strikers. | Industrial Worker 02-27-1913 |
| Strike Spreads to Other Mills | 2/25/1913 | Paterson | New Jersey | The IWW called for all mill and dyehouse workers to strike. 25,000 workers responded, effectively shutting down the industry. The workers demanded higher wages in dyehouses and an eight hour day. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 269-270 |
| Silk Workers Strike | 2/27/1913 | Hazelton | Pennsylvania | Altogether about 1400 workers are out on strike for higher wages. Although organizers of the A. F. of L. were on the scene, almost the entire force decided to organize without craft distinction into one industrial union of the I. W. W. | Industrial Worker 02-27-1913 |
| Rubber Workers Strike | 3/1/1913 | Cleveland | Ohio | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 | |
| Textile Worker Strike | 3/1/1913 | Esmond | Rhode Island | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 | |
| Tailors Strike | 3/13/1913 | Seattle | Washington | As an outgrowth of the tailors strike against M. Vollman & Co., a permanent injunction has been granted against the I. W. W., restraining them from placing more than two pickets in front of any one struck shop. | Industrial Worker 03-20-1913 |
| Miners Strike | 3/24/1913 | Bear Creek | Montana | We are out on strike against the will of our district and national office. On the twenty third our district president came up and spoke in favor of us going back to work. But in spite of this the vote that was taken shows two for return and thirty seven against. The coal miners are represented by the United Mine Workers (AFL) | Industrial Worker 04-03-1913 |
| Smeltermen Strike | 3/28/1913 | Denver | Colorado | A strike of two hundred men occurred at the Globeville smelter. This is the third attempt of the slaves to wrest better conditions from the Smelter trust that controls the state. Packing houses, smelters, and other enterprises all employ mixed crews so as to prevent solidarity as much as possible. | Industrial Worker 04-10-1913 |
| Haywood Arrested | 3/30/1913 | Paterson | New Jersey | After being denied a public meeting in Paterson, Bill Haywood marched approximately 1000 people toward Haledon. Before reaching their destination, Haywood was arrested for disturbing the peace. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 277 |
| Mexican Smeltermen Strike | 4/10/1913 | El Paso | Texas | Six hundred Mexicans went on strike against the El Paso Smelter. The strike demands are for an eight hour day, twenty percent increase in wages, discharge of the head surgeon, and no hospital fee to be paid by the men. | Industrial Worker 04-24-1913 |
| Bystander Killed in Skirmish | 4/19/1913 | Paterson | New Jersey | Modestino Valentino was shot and killed by company detectives during a conflict between strikers and scabs. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 278 |
| Sawmill Strike | 4/24/1913 | Pilchuck | Washington | A strike has broken out at Pilchuck, WA. The demands of the men are: the right to organize, sanitary bunkhouses at the camp and mill, pure and wholesome food at the mill cookhouse, fire escape to be put on the three-story bunk house at the mill. | Industrial Worker 05-08-1913 |
| Strike Against Electric Companys | 4/24/1913 | Stockton | California | One hundred seventy five men are on strike against the two electric companies of Stockton, CA. They are demanding a raise of fifty cents. The I. W. W. is in charge. It will mean a general demand for a raise all over the state if the strike is won. | Industrial Worker 04-24-1913 |
| Lumbermen Strike | 5/1/1913 | Marshfield | Oregon | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 | |
| Silk Strike Continues | 5/15/1913 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | The silk strikers are standing firm at Kensington and refuse to return until the Patterson strike is settled. | Industrial Worker 05-15-1913 |
| Sawmill and Camp Crippled by Strike | 5/15/1913 | Pilchuck | Washington | The strike at Pilchuck is still on. The sawmill and camp are badly crippled | Industrial Worker 05-15-1913 |
| Loggers Strike in Coos Bay | 5/22/1913 | Coaledo | Oregon | The foreman of Camp 2 ordered all loggers who were I. W. W.'s or sympathizers to roll up and roll out. About twenty five men left at once. Local 435, which is the headquarters for the Coos Bay loggers immediately called a strike of all Coos Bay logger. The men are demanding a twenty-five percent increase in wages and no discrimination. | Industrial Worker 05-22-1913 |
| Strike on in Western Montana Logging Camps | 5/22/1913 | Missoula | Montana | Lumber companies want employees to work overtime in order to keep the mills in operation. Workers don't want to work overtime because there are people without a job that need work. Laborers demand more workers in logging camps and no more than nine hours of work in any one day. | Industrial Worker 05-22-1913 |
| Striking Silk Workers Need Assistance | 5/22/1913 | Paterson | New Jersey | The struggle of the silk workers of the East has spread until it now is the greatest strike the labor movement of this country has ever known. In Paterson, NJ, where the strike started, there are twenty five thousand workers out. In Pennsylvania and NY states the mills are struck. The wheels have ceased to turn in the entire silk industry of America. | Industrial Worker 05-22-1913 |
| Marine Transport Strike Continues | 5/31/1913 | Atlantic and Gulf coasts | The Marine Transport Workers strike against United Fruit ships has spread up the Atlantic coast, joined by Sailors Union of the Atlantic (AFL) in New Orleans. But Mr. Bodine, head of the AFL union told sailors in New Jersey and New York to scab on the very ships that are being struck by the men who are buying him his bread and butter. | Industrial Worker 06-19-1913 | |
| Marine Transport Workers Call Strike Against United Fruit | 6/3/1913 | New Orleans | Louisiana | Marine Transport Workers Union has called a strike against United Fruit in concert with the Sailors Union of the Atlantic. The strike was caused by the United Fruit Company cutting wages by five dollars per month. | Industrial Worker 06-12-1913 |
| Loggers and Lumber Workers Vote for General Strike | 6/5/1913 | Puget Sound region | Washington | The strike vote recently taken shows that there is an overwhelming sentiment among the loggers and lumber workers of the Puget Sound region in favor of declaring a general strike to obtain better working conditions and shorter hours. Beginning June 5th, all loggers and lumber workers of the Puget Sound region are called upon to go on strike unless the workers' demands are met. | Industrial Worker 06-05-1913 |
| Lumber Strike Continues | 6/7/1913 | Missoula | Montana | The lumber workers strike in this part of the state has settle down to a test of endurance. | Industrial Worker 06-12-1913 |
| IWW Pageant Held | 6/7/1913 | New York | New York | In hopes of gaining funds and publicity in New York, John Reed organized the march of strikers into Manhattan and a production that featured songs and the reenactment of Paterson strike events. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 280 |
| Lumber Strike | 6/8/1913 | Seattle | Washington | Over fifty camps are now affected, employing over five thousand loggers. The strike is gradually spreading and will soon enroll double the number of strikers now out. | Industrial Worker 06-12-1913 |
| Lumber Workers Strike | 6/10/1913 | Missoula | Montana | Over one thousand men are striking against the ten hour day and conditions in the camps. | Industrial Worker 06-19-1913 |
| Workers Walk out of Paper Mills | 6/10/1913 | Oregon City | Oregon | One thousand slaves walked out of the paper mills at midnight in protest against damnable conditions. The workers have the eight hour day but it means eight continuous hours without a moment to eat or go to the bathroom. | Industrial Worker 06-19-1913 |
| Railroad Construction Strike | 6/17/1913 | Tucker | Utah | The strike of railroad construction workers was called on June 9th and about 1300 men came out together, foreigners and all. The companies threaten to use scabs but so far not successfully. Eight fellow workers are in jail in Provo, five charged with inciting to riot and damaging company property, the others with vagrancy. | Industrial Worker 06-26-1913 |
| Auto Workers Strike | 6/18/1913 | Detroit | Michigan | Six thousand of Studebaker's automobile slaves in revolt. Demands are for an eight hour day, twenty five percent increase and weekly pay. | Industrial Worker 06-26-1913 |
| Agruculture Workers Win Strike | 6/20/1913 | Brawley | California | Thirsty I. W. W. men pulled a strike and in thirty minutes they succeeded in raising wages five cents an hour and gaining better board for sixty cantaloupe pickers and teamsters. | Industrial Worker 07-03-1913 |
| Knitting Mill Strike | 6/25/1913 | Ipswich | Massachusetts | A strike has been in this town for the past nine weeks. The Ipswich Knitting Mill is the lowest paid mill in the knitting industry. On June tenth, the strikers were picketing when they were attacked by police. One woman was killed and some other workers were arrested with murder and riot. Murder charge was dropped because of a lack of evidence. | Industrial Worker 07-10-1913 |
| Free Press Denied in Paterson | 6/26/1913 | Passaic County | New Jersey | Police Chief Bimson said he would break the silk workers strike and Scott referred to him as "strike breaker Bimson." He also called Paterson a "hot-bed of brass button anarchy" Judge Klinert said, "The crime is a very serious one." Scott was sentenced to serve not less than one year in jail. | Industrial Worker 06-26-1913 |
| Migratory Lumber Workers Leave Camps During Strike | 6/26/1913 | Puget Sound Region | Washington | The strike has been going on for three weeks. Thousands of loggers have drifted out of the region and this seems to be one of the chief drawbacks involved in calling strikes of the migratory workers. | Industrial Worker 06-26-1913 |
| Construction Strike Called Off | 6/28/1913 | Salt Lake City | Utah | As most of the contractors on the D. & R. G. construction work at Tucker have conceded the twenty cent raise with better accommodations, the strike has been temporarily called off. | Industrial Worker 07-10-1913 |
| Lumber Strike Called Off | 7/3/1913 | Seattle | Washington | At a special meeting held for the occasion it has been voted to call off the strike of loggers and lumber workers of the Puget Sound Region. This is because of the limited amount of men remaining to do picket duty. A serious drawback to strikes of migratory workers of the West. | Industrial Worker 07-10-1913 |
| IWW Member Killed by Strikebreaker | 7/13/1913 | Paterson | New Jersey | Vincenzo Madonna was shot and killed by a strikebreaker. | Melvyn Dubofsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the IWW, 278 |
| Road Camp Strike Successful | 7/14/1913 | Prico | Utah | The fellow workers in the state road camp walked out when one of our number was discharged without pay. All demands were granted in just eight hours. Five workers were arrested on trumped up charges. | Industrial Worker 07-24-1913 |
| Mill Strikers Evicted from Company Houses | 7/15/1913 | Ipswich | Massachusetts | The mill owners suddenly got busy yesterday morning and began to evict strikers from company houses. | Industrial Worker 07-24-1913 |
| Hop Pickers Strike | 8/3/1913 | Wheatland | California | In a series of meetings, IWW members such as Richard "Blackie" Ford helped the seasonal hop pickers of the Durst Ranch to draft a list of demands which included a set minimum wage, water availability and improved camps. Durst recruited local law enforcement to dispel a mass meeting, which in turn led to a violent clash between workers and authorities. The Yuba district attorney, a deputy sheriff, a worker and an English boy were killed while many others were injured or beaten. The IWW were blamed for the violence and law enforcement sought out IWW members throughout California in response. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369; Melvyn Dubovsky, We Shall Be All: A History of the I.W.W., 294-7 |
| Tobacco Workers Strike | 9/1/1913 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 | |
| Shoe Workers' Strike | 1/24/1914 | St. Louis | Missouri | Strike still in progress | Solidarity 01-24-1914 |
| Shelton Strike Ended | 1/30/1914 | Shelton | Connecticut | Mill worker's strike ends when a neutral committee headed by a socialist, S.E. Beardsley, decides that I.W.W. tactics are not helpful in the strike. Author calls out the committee as a strike-breaking committee. | Solidarity 02-14-1914 |
| Leather Workers' Strike | 2/27/1914 | St. Louis | Missouri | Several hundred trunk and bag workers vote unanimously to strike for an eight hour day, the abolition of the contract system, the abolition of piece work, a minimum wage of $10 for women, and a 40 cents per hour scale. | Solidarity 03-07-1914 |
| Strikers Throw Eggs at Strikebreakers | 3/14/1914 | Detroit | Michigan | Young, striking against Western Union workers throw rotten eggs at strike-breakers in Detroit. | Solidarity 03-21-1914 |
| Strikers Attack Train Full of Scabs | 3/25/1914 | Buffalo | New York | 1000 strikers from the Gould Coupler Works attack a train that has scabs on board. Nine men are killed and two are fatally wounded. The strike began in January in order to re-instate discharged workers. | Solidarity 04-04-1914 |
| Street Car Men Refuse to Haul Soldiers | 3/28/1914 | Buffalo | New York | Street car men refuse to take the militia to the Gould strike and choose to quit rather than to scab. | Solidarity 04-04-1914 |
| Construction Workers' Strike | 4/1/1914 | Sacramento | California | Strike declared on the S.P. railroad tunnel by construction workers demanding the eight hours to constitute a days work, no more than 12 men to one bunk house, higher wages, proper bedding, and free showers with hot and cold water for all. | Solidarity 04-11-1914 |
| Tobacco Workers Win Strike | 4/11/1914 | Chicago | Illinois | After 19 weeks of striking, tobacco workers in Chicago win their demands. | Solidarity 04-11-1914 |
| Lumber Strike | 4/18/1914 | Bently | Louisiana | The strike of lumber workers is in its 13th week after being called in response to the boss discharging several members of the I.W.W. | Solidarity 04-18-1914 |
| Strike in Oil Fields | 4/18/1914 | Taft | California | In the first strike against the Standard oil Co., workers demand an eight hour day, 50 cents more pay, and for their work to be the same as before the strike. The strike has been on for about a month after the company's attempt to add 10 more feet of rivets to the daily tasks of the workers. | Solidarity 04-18-1914 |
| Dye House Workers Shut Down Mill | 5/2/1914 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | Un-organized dye house workers shut down the Pacific mill. I.W.W tactics are reported to have been used. | Solidarity 05-02-1914 |
| Shoe Workers' Strike | 5/23/1914 | St. Louis | Missouri | The fight between shoe workers and Hamilton-Broen Shoe Company continues and the company's stocks are dropping. | Solidarity 05-23-1914 |
| Striking Factory Workers Call for Aid | 5/23/1914 | Wakefield | Colorado | The 1000 men, women and children on strike at the Heywood Bros. and Wakefield Co. factory in Wakefield need support to win against the capitalists. | Solidarity 05-23-1914 |
| Westinghouse Plant Workers Strike | 6/13/1914 | Pittsburg | Pennsylvania | The Westinghouse plant is tied up. The demands are the recognition of the union, the abolition of the premium and bonus system, distribution of work instead of layoffs, and reinstatement of men discharged for their involvement in the A.C.I.U. | Solidarity 06-13-1914 |
| Strike Against Motion Picture Company | 6/27/1914 | Los Angeles | California | The I.W.W is carrying out a strike against the Universal Motion Picture Film Co. Their demands are $3 a day, an eight hour workday, places to wash with soap and towels, good drinking water within 150 feet of work spaces, and toilets at least 6 feet deep. | Solidarity 06-27-1914 |
| Strike Ties Up Montana Road | 7/18/1914 | Deer Lodge | Montana | Workers strike against the Milwaukee Railroad Company. 15 men arrested. | Solidarity 07-18-1914 |
| Westinghouse Strike Ends | 7/18/1914 | Pittsburg | Pennsylvania | Striking workers decide to return to work en masse. Many are refused employment. | Solidarity 07-18-1914 |
| Phila. Longshoremen Maintain Solidarity | 8/1/1914 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Longshoremen in the Marine Transport Workers Union have beaten back an employer attempt to break the union's control of the Philadelphia waterfront. 500 pickets greeted a ship that tried to use a scab longshore crew. | Solidarity 08-01-1914 |
| Workers Refuse to Scab on Hop Fields | 8/15/1914 | Sacramento | California | The Ford and Suhr defense strike is just around the corner. Hindu workers refuse to scab despite being offered high wages. | Solidarity 08-15-1914 |
| Hop Pickers Picket Line Disbands | 9/1/1914 | Wheatland | California | Picket line disbands on September 1st. | Solidarity 09-12-1914 |
| Newsboys Strike | 9/19/1914 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewon | Newsboys destroy newspapers in reaction to the rise of the price of the paper. The I.W.W. holds street meetings on their behalf. | Solidarity 09-19-1914 |
| Striking Coal Miners Arrested | 10/3/1914 | Rush Run | Ohio | Coal Miners involved in the continuing seven month long strike are arrested. Seven men are charged with inciting a riot. | Solidarity 10-03-1914 |
| Longshoremen Strike to Reinstate Worker | 12/19/1914 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | The Longshoremen's branch of the Transport Workers' union held a three hour strike to reinstate dismissed worker Daniel Jones. | Solidarity 12-19-1914 |
| Transport Workers Strike in Philadelphia | 01/27/1915 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | IWW-organized strike demanding 60 cents per hour, time-and-a-half for overtime, and double-time for Sundays and holidays. The bosses and workingmen agree second and last terms, but lower the first to 40 cents per hour. Charles Taylor, one boss, refuses the agreement and turns to non-unionized workers to maintain the low wages of his employees. | Solidarity, 02/13/1915 |
| Philadelphia Strike Off | 02/11/1915 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | MTW called off their strike against Charkes M. Taylor, who in turn allowed the former strikers to return to their jobs. | Solidarity, 02/20/1915 |
| Charity Workers Strike | 02/15/1915 | New York | New York | Following the advice of the IWW Unemployed Committee, workers tasked with sorting through donated clothing and affiliated jobs strike in demand of a 15 cent wage increase, 8 hour days, and stricter safety and sanitation regulation | Solidarity, 02/20/1915 |
| IWW Member Arrested | 03/16/1915 | Salt Lake City | Utah | Wobbly arrested for using vulgarities at a meeting and later released. | Solidarity, 03/06/1915 |
| IWW Members Refuse Release on the Condition They Never Return | 04/01/1915 | Sioux City | Iowa | The 82 IWW men in jail held a series of protests to their incarceration, including refusing to work on the rock pile, hunger strikes, and the burning of blankets so they could address the crowd that gathered when the firemen arrived. After a fight between the security and those in jail, the mayor offered their freedom if they never returned to Sioux City. The Wobblies refused his offer. | Solidarity, 04/24/1915 |
| Longshoremen Strike | 05/01/1915 | Brooklyn | New York | 800 Longshoremen go on strike. Not specified as an IWW strike. | Solidarity, 05/08/1915 |
| Farm Hands Strike | 05/01/1915 | Indianapolis | Indiana | 100 Polish farm hands strike for the ten hour day instead of the typical eleven. Not specified as an IWW strike. | Solidarity, 05/08/1915 |
| Street Car Strike | 06/16/1915 | Chicago | Illinois | Strike of 14000 street car workers in settlement with the mayor. Not specified as an IWW strike. | Solidarity, 06/26/1915 |
| Small Harvest Strike | 08/01/1915 | Ferry | North Dakota | Six Wobblies strike in protest of low wages, long hours, and poor conditions. | Solidarity, 08/28/1915 |
| Machinists Strike | 09/01/1915 | Waterbury | Connecticut | Machinists and others strike at a boiler and tube plant to gain a 35 cent per day wage increase. | Solidarity, 09/18/1915 |
| I.W.W. Active Among Sugar Workers | 10/01/1915 | Williamsburg | New York | I.W.W. prepared to aid in the strike of up to 4,000 sugar workers in the American Sugar Refining Company. | Solidarity, 10/09/1915 |
| Paper Mill Strike Successful | 1/25/1916 | Holyoke | Massachusetts | IWW ended their strike at the Chemical paper mill after a pay raise of $2.40 per week and a reduction to and eight or nine hour day. Another strike begun at another local paper mill. | Solidarity, 02/05/1916 |
| Coal Miners Strike | 3/24/1916 | Castle Gate | Utah | Coal miners in Castle Gate, Utah have gone on their first strike in thirteen years. Demanding a wage raise and change in environment, they were defeated when other workers came to take their places. | Industrial Worker, 03-24-1917 |
| Railroad and Wheel Manufacturing Strikes | 4/8/1916 | Chicago | Illinois | One railroad strike and two wheel manufacturing strikes for higher wages, fixed hours, and improved conditions organized by the IWW. | Solidarity, 04/08/1916 |
| Shoe Workers Strike Successful | 4/8/1916 | Detroit | Michigan | Local 177, a shoe-making IWW group, made 36 of the 42 shops at which their members work union shops through striking. Those union shops agreed to shorter hours and overtime pay on weekends. | Solidarity, 04/08/1916 |
| IWW Aid Striking Quarry Members | 4/11/1916 | Lohrville | Wisconsin | IWW aid striking quarry members, whose demands were then granted. | Solidarity, 04/29/1916 |
| Motion Picture Workers Strike | 4/15/1916 | Los Angeles | California | The motion picture workers went on strike. | Industrial Worker, 04-15-1916 |
| Seamen Strike | 4/15/1916 | Seattle | Washington | The Puget Sound seamen went on strike after 12 years of being unorganized and having no pay raise in 9 years | Industrial Worker, 04-15-1916 |
| Miners Strike | 5/1/1916 | Porterville | California | Miners went on strike and their bosses raised wages by twenty-five cents to avoid strikers asking for more. The IWW demanded 3.50 a day with an eight hour work day and a housing maximum at seventy-five cents a day. This was ignored by the bosses and on May 1st, three hundred men of eight hundred went on strike. | Industrial Worker, 05-20-1916 |
| Grain Workers Strike on May Day | 5/1/1916 | Wappatoo Island | Oregon | May first is also considered International Workers' day as well as May Day. The working class uses this day to voice the issues of their jobs. As many as sixteen hundred grain elector workers went on strike. By May second it had reached two thousand men. | Industrial Worker, 05-06-1916 |
| Machinists Strike | 5/6/1916 | Cincinnati | Ohio | Thirty-five hundred machinists went on strike. Apparently, some of the shops gave into their demands. | Industrial Worker, 05-06-1916 |
| Marine Strike Successful | 5/6/1916 | New York | New York | IWW strikers win wage increases for marine workers. | Solidarity, 05/06/1916 |
| Street Car Strike Demands Met | 5/6/1916 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | A successful street car strike happened. All of their demands were met except for wages. | Industrial Worker, 05-06-1916 |
| IWW Aid Auto Workers Strike | 5/13/1916 | Detroit | Michigan | IWW aid strike of auto workers for the eight hour day, wage, increase, overtime for Sundays and holidays, and no discrimination against strikers. | Solidarity, 05/13/1916 |
| Strike at Ballard | 5/16/1916 | Ballard | Washington | Five men who worked for Ballard Merchants-Delivers went on strike on May 16 for a twenty cents a day raise. | Industrial Worker, |
| Machinists Strike | 5/16/1916 | Youngstown | Ohio | There was a strike of two thousand machinists. Their demands were an eight-hour work day, a closed shop and with a fifty cent an hour minimum wage. | Industrial Worker, 05-06-1916 |
| Pennsylvania Railway Workers Strike | 5/20/1916 | Baltimore | Maryland | One thousand trackmen from the Pennsylvania Railway went on strike. They wanted an eight hour work day and twenty-five cents an hour. | Industrial Worker, 05-20-1916 |
| Kelsey Wheel Works Strike Won | 5/20/1916 | Detroit | Michigan | The strike, with the help of the IWW, A. C. Christ and T.B. Webber, in Kelsey Wheel Works won the eight hour work day, an increase in wages and other concessions not mentioned in the article. | Industrial Worker, 05-20-1916 |
| Another IWW Strike Won | 5/20/1916 | Santa | Idaho | Two camps were able to gain two-bits a day more. | Industrial Worker, 05-20-1916 |
| Another IWW Strike Won | 5/20/1916 | St. Maries | Idaho | Strikers in the Bronson's and Cox's camp were able to gain more pay. | Industrial Worker, 05-20-1916 |
| Alaska Railway Workers Strike | 5/20/1916 | Alaska | About 1,200 to 1,500 workers form the United States government's Alaska railway went on strike. US Commissioner Mears and a federal commission began discussions. However, the workers were suspicious so they went on strike again. Concessions were made to the workers but were not listed in the article. | Industrial Worker, 05-20-1916 | |
| Marine Transport Workers Lead Parade | 5/27/1916 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 3000 members of the Marine Transport Workers of the IWW march along the waterfront, leading to strikes in three non-union docks. | Solidarity, 05/27/1916 |
| Iron Miners Strike | 6/1/1916 | Mesabi Range | Minnesota | The predominantly immigrant miners of the Mesabi Range participated in a seemingly spontaneous strike in response to expensive housing and goods, long hours and poor pay. The group was led by radical Finns who quickly drew the attention and aid of IWW organizers. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369; The Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History, eds. Aaron Brenner, Benjamin Day, and Immanuel Ness, 465 |
| Quarry Workers Strike | 6/1/1916 | Red Granite | Wisconsin | Strike in response to discharge of IWW members. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 |
| Seattle Dock Workers Strike | 6/3/1916 | Seattle | Washington | Twelve hundred members of the Seattle United Dock Workers went on strike to get a raise of fifty-five cents an hour and a dollar for overtime. They tried to affiliate with the International Longshoremen's Union of Seattle, which has nine hundred members, but were unsuccessful. |
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| Fishermen Strike | 6/10/1916 | San Francisco | California | Fishermen went on strike and with the help of the IWW they won. | Industrial Worker, 06-10-1916 |
| National Guard Placed on Seattle Waterfront in Response to Strike | 6/10/1916 | Seattle | Washington | The International Longshoremen's Association went on strike three days after the Seattle United Dockworkers went on strike. In order to strike, they broke a clause in their Employers' Union that required them to give a two-month's notice. They only provided one month notice. Secretary Wilson told employers not to give into the demands of the workers "presently". The Washington National Guard was placed on the Seattle waterfront. | Industrial Worker, 06-10-1916 |
| Miners Strike Successful | 6/10/1916 | Minnesota | IWW aided and organized striking miners who demand an 8 hour days and 3 dollar per day minimum. | Solidarity, 06/17/1916 | |
| Strikers Organize | 6/16/1916 | Virginia | Minnesota | The strikers from the Steel Trust have been illegally driven out of Virginia, Minnesota. Minnesota has made it illegal to strike; strikers could either leave peacefully or be driven out. The strikers have made their own police force for protection since the law isn't on their side but with their bosses. There has been no violence yet, but the strikers made it clear they will strike back if they get attacked first. | Industrial Worker, 06-24-1916 |
| Miners Strike | 6/17/1916 | Aurora | Minnesota | Three local strikes for miners started in Minnesota. They were unorganized at first but with the help of the IWW their numbers increased. The Steel Trust Law and Order had arrested Arthur Boose, an IWW organizer, and thirteen other workers as a way to contain the strike. Their lawyer was potentially kidnapped. By June 13th, the IWW got a special wire from Minneapolis, Minnesota stating that the strikers are asking for a pay raise, an eight-hour workday, and payment for all workers as soon as they quit. The strike is spreading to other miners and the IWW believes they can win the strike. Over 1000 workers have joined the IWW. | Industrial Worker, 06-17-1916 |
| Peninsular Tunnel Strike News | 6/17/1916 | Portland | Oregon | Small strikes are occurring in Portland. One in particular was the St. Johns Peninsular tunnel closure. They wanted better wagers and better sanitary conditions. Oregonians accused the IWW of starting trouble. The IWW has mixed views of the strikers, calling them slaves, but overall the IWW excited about the progress happening. | Industrial Worker, 06-17-1916 |
| River-Drivers Win Strike | 6/17/1916 | St. Maries | Idaho | The river-drivers on Marble Creek went on a strike for a pay raise, which they won. | Industrial Worker, 06-17-1916 |
| Riot in Hibbing | 6/21/1916 | Hibbing | Minnesota | Following the initiation of a miners strike, company bosses deputized a group of mine guards and company enforcers to deal with striking workers. A riot was caused when a group of these deputized enforcers confronted striking miners. | The Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History, eds. Aaron Brenner, Benjamin Day, and Immanuel Ness, 467 |
| IWW Members Arrested, One Killed in Steel Strike | 7/1/1916 | Duluth | Minnesota | The steel strike is still going in Minnesota. By June 28th, sixteen thousand miners had joined the strike. 15 IWW members had been arrested for unlawful assemblage and one man had been killed. The IWW asked for more funds. | Industrial Worker, 07-01-1916 |
| International Longshoremen's Association Strike Continues | 7/1/1916 | San Francisco | California | After the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) had been striking for three weeks, they made a temporary deal with the bosses saying they would be paid the union pay scale. So, for a little bit the ILA went back to work, but the employers went back on their word. Only some of the employers were offering to pay the union scale in hopes of breaking the union up. However, many workers refused to work at these fair jobs to avoid having the union break a part. | Industrial Worker, 07-01-1916 |
| Quarry Workers Strike Successful | 7/8/1916 | Red Granite | Wisconsin | Quarry workers' strike ended in the fulfillment of their demands and the reinstatement of IWW who had been fired due to their membership status. | Solidarity, 07/08/1916 |
| Construction Workers Strike Successful | 7/15/1916 | New Bedford | Massachusetts | Construction workers organized with IWW and won the hour day and 25 cents per hour. | Solidarity, 07/15/1916 |
| Workers Killed by Scabs in Waterfront Strike | 7/15/1916 | San Francisco | California | Some of the union men from the ILA have gone back to work, working alongside scabs. Scabs killed two workers. | Industrial Worker, 07-15-1916 |
| ILA Ask Members to Return to Work | 7/22/1916 | The executive board of the ILA asked its members to return to work. They offered several solutions that included returning wages back to pre strike, allowing some scabs to remain or allowing scabbing to occur in cites such as Seattle, where members of the ILA had won better union rights. These options were not well received. | Industrial Worker, 07-22-1916 | ||
| IWW Aid Striking Miners and Gain Membership | 7/22/1916 | Minnesota | Thousands of striking miners join the IWW. The IWW sent over thirty organizers to aid the strikers. | Solidarity, 07/22/1916 | |
| Miners Strike | 8/1/1916 | Scranton | Pennsylvania | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 | |
| Cuyna Range Miners Strike Grows | 8/9/1916 | Duluth | Minnesota | The miners strike has spread to Cuyna Range. Ten mines and five pits had to close down. About fourteen hundred went on strike there. The Steel trust had to raise wages. | Industrial Worker, 08-12-1916 |
| Dock Workers Strike | 8/12/1916 | Superior | Minnesota | 300 dock men strike for a 40 cent increase in daily wage. | Solidarity, 08/12/1916 |
| Lumber Workers Win Strike | 8/26/1916 | Sedro Woolley | Washington | Lumber workers refused to work until everyone got a twenty-five cent pay rise. The IWW said the group used their strategy of "unite and win" to increase their pay by 25 cents. | Industrial Worker, 08-26-1916 |
| IWW Farmers Lead Successful Strike | 9/2/1916 | Rosalia | Washington | A successful strike was lead by two IWW farmers. They were able to increase their wages. | Industrial Worker, 09-02-1916 |
| Miners Call Off Strike | 9/17/1916 | Mesabi Range | Minnesota | After winning a ten percent pay raise, the miners called of the strike and returned to work. While not all conditions were met, the group did not have the resources to continue the strike. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369; The Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History, eds. Aaron Brenner, Benjamin Day, and Immanuel Ness, 465-8 |
| Mine Strike Called Off | 9/23/1916 | Chicago | Illinois | The mine strike was called off on September 17th. The strikers plan to strike later now that they are better organized and funded. Two hundred and sixty one are under arrest for conspiracy, unlawful assemblage, and rioting. | Industrial Worker, 09-23-1916 |
| Miners Strike Called Off | 9/30/1916 | Mesabi Range | Minnesota | Three-month long strike called off without reaching their goals of better wages and improved living conditions. | Solidarity, 09/30/1916 |
| Miners Strike | 10/1/1916 | Old Forge | Pennsylvania | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 | |
| Successful IWW Fisherman Strike | 10/7/1916 | Pittsburg | California | The American Federation of Labor (AFL) had attempted to organize California fishermen four times previously but was unsuccessful. The IWW has 300 fishermen recruited. The boss attempted to cut the price of fish down to 4 cents a pound (instead of 5) so the men went on strike. After 20 days of striking the bosses gave in. | Industrial Worker, 10-07-1916 |
| Macaroni Workers Strike | 10/14/1916 | Long Island | New York | Macaroni Worker's local 301 of the IWW went on strike. | Solidarity, 10/28/1916 |
| AFL Aids Puget Sound Seamen Strike by Refusing to Feed and House Scabs | 10/28/1916 | Everett | Washington | The AFL is helping out by not housing and feeding the scabs that are taking over the jobs Puget Sound seamen were striking from. The men from the steamer Caicque had the money to purchase food and lodging but were refused. The unions opposed their work. Eventually, they had to stay on the barge. | Industrial Worker, 10-28-1916 |
| Successful Small Strikes Raise Awareness of IWW | 11/4/1916 | Wenatchee | Washington | There had been several successful strikes in the farming community. The unions tend to be on the smaller size, around 30 or less men. They are raising awareness about IWW and better rights. | Industrial Worker, 11-04-1916 |
| Murder Charges Brought Against Strikers | 12/9/1916 | Duluth | Minnesota | There is a murder charge for eight of the strikers form the Iron Miners' strike for alleged rioting, assault and kindred charges from picketing. Those who have gone to court so far have been dealing with shady strategies to convict the men. However, the US Steel Corporation announced a raise of their wages. | Industrial Worker, 12-09-1916 |
| Some Jailed IWW Members Go On Hunger Strike | 12/9/1916 | Everett | Washington | Some of the 74 people on trial for the incident in Everett went on hunger strike in protest of the poor quality and lack of food. | Solidarity, 12/09/1916 |
| Miners Willing to Strike for Steel Workers | 12/16/1916 | Miners are willing to strike for prisoners for the Steel Trust company. | Industrial Worker, 12-16-1916 | ||
| Lumber Camps Strike | 12/30/1916 | Bemidji | Minnesota | Eight camps in the Backus and Brooks Company, a lumber business, went on strike. The 700 strikers demanded an 10 dollar per month pay increase, the nine hour day, cleaner living conditions, better food, and no discrimination against "union men (I.W.W.)". | Solidarity, 01/13/1917 |
| Lumberworkers Strike | 1/3/1917 | Bemidji | Minnesota | Lumberworkers across Northern Minnesota begin a mass strike. According to meeting details, they strike to gain a 25 cent raise, fair working hours during the weekend, and no discrimination between union and non-union workers. Several other pieces on the same strike appear in this edition of the paper. | Industrial Worker, 01-06-1917 |
| Lumberworkers Strike | 1/3/1917 | Duluth | Minnesota | Lumberworkers across Northern Minnesota begin a mass strike. According to meeting details, they strike to gain a 25 cent raise, fair working hours during the weekend, and no discrimination between union and non-union workers. Several other pieces on the same strike appear in this edition of the paper. | Industrial Worker, 01-06-1917 |
| Lumberworkers Strike | 1/3/1917 | International Falls | Minnesota | Lumberworkers across Northern Minnesota begin a mass strike. According to meeting details, they strike to gain a 25 cent raise, fair working hours during the weekend, and no discrimination between union and non-union workers. Several other pieces on the same strike appear in this edition of the paper. | Industrial Worker, 01-06-1917 |
| Lumberworkers Strike | 1/3/1917 | Virginia | Minnesota | Lumberworkers across Northern Minnesota begin a mass strike. According to meeting details, they strike to gain a 25 cent raise, fair working hours during the weekend, and no discrimination between union and non-union workers. Several other pieces on the same strike appear in this edition of the paper. | Industrial Worker, 01-06-1917 |
| Lumberjacks Strike | 1/6/1917 | Gemmell | Minnesota | Minnesota lumberjacks go on strike for a 25 cent per day wage increase, the removal of the Sunday night shift, Saturday shifts being on 8 hours, the changing from day to night shift every week, and equal treatment of unionized workers. | Solidarity, 01/06/1917 |
| Saw Mill Workers Strike | 1/6/1917 | Virginia | Minnesota | 1500 saw mill workers strike for better condition.* not specified as an IWW strike. | Solidarity, 01/06/1917 |
| Appeal for Strike Funds | 1/11/1917 | Bemidji | Minnesota | Minnesota lumberworkers, on strike since early January, put out a call for strike funds, as the protest is ongoing. Over 1000 men are on strike. | Industrial Worker, 01-20-1917 |
| Appeal for Strike Funds | 1/11/1917 | Duluth | Minnesota | Minnesota lumberworkers, on strike since early January, put out a call for strike funds, as the protest is ongoing. Over 1000 men are on strike. | Industrial Worker, 01-20-1917 |
| Appeal for Strike Funds | 1/11/1917 | International Falls | Minnesota | Minnesota lumberworkers, on strike since early January, put out a call for strike funds, as the protest is ongoing. Over 1000 men are on strike. | Industrial Worker, 01-20-1917 |
| Appeal for Strike Funds | 1/11/1917 | Virginia | Minnesota | Minnesota lumberworkers, on strike since early January, put out a call for strike funds, as the protest is ongoing. Over 1000 men are on strike. | Industrial Worker, 01-20-1917 |
| Lumberworkers Released From Jail | 1/12/1917 | International Falls | Minnesota | Five lumberworkers jailed during the "monster strike" of lumbermen in Northern Minnesota have been released. The reasons for their arrests are unclear, and likely were an effort to weaken strike organization. | Industrial Worker, 01-20-1917 |
| Lumber Strike Near Aberdeen | 1/13/1917 | Aberdeen | Washington | Forty lumberworkers in the Aberdeen area strike in favor of a 25 cent raise. This was not an IWW strike. | Industrial Worker, 01-13-1917 |
| Gunmen Hired by Lumber Companies | 1/13/1917 | Gemmell | Minnesota | 50 gunmen hired by the lumber companies to protect the camp against the 800* striking lumberjacks. Note: an earlier article said thousands were striking. This says 800. | Solidarity, 01/13/1917 |
| Military Support Called to Break Strike | 1/20/1917 | Bemidji | Minnesota | Greater military support is called to Northern Minnesota: "Bachaus says that unless the sheriffs can break the strike the paper mills will have to close." | Industrial Worker, 01-20-1917 |
| Military Support Called to Break Strike | 1/20/1917 | Duluth | Minnesota | Greater military support is called to Northern Minnesota: "Bachaus says that unless the sheriffs can break the strike the paper mills will have to close." | Industrial Worker, 01-20-1917 |
| Military Support Called to Break Strike | 1/20/1917 | International Falls | Minnesota | Greater military support is called to Northern Minnesota: "Bachaus says that unless the sheriffs can break the strike the paper mills will have to close." | Industrial Worker, 01-20-1917 |
| Murders Follow Construction Worker Strike | 1/20/1917 | Tucker | Utah | Migratory construction workers go on strike in Tucker, Utah for shorter hours and a better wage. After the strike was called off, a string of violent murders were enacted by non-union individuals. | Industrial Worker, 01-20-1917 |
| Military Support Called to Break Strike | 1/20/1917 | Virginia | Minnesota | Greater military support is called to Northern Minnesota: "Bachaus says that unless the sheriffs can break the strike the paper mills will have to close." | Industrial Worker, 01-20-1917 |
| Pearl Button Makers Strike | 1/22/1917 | New York | New York | 1000 button makers held a strike for increased wages. | Solidarity, 02/17/1917 |
| Lumberworkers Strike Continues | 1/27/1917 | Bemidji | Minnesota | The "monster strike" of Northern Minnesota lumberworkers continues. The Industrial Worker reports that more than 4000 lumberworkers are involved. The article reports solidarity between lumberworkers and sawmill workers, both of whom are forced to live in squalid conditions with low wages. | Industrial Worker, 01-27-1917 |
| Lumberworkers Strike Continues | 1/27/1917 | Duluth | Minnesota | The "monster strike" of Northern Minnesota lumberworkers continues. The Industrial Worker reports that more than 4000 lumberworkers are involved. The article reports solidarity between lumberworkers and sawmill workers, both of whom are forced to live in squalid conditions with low wages. | Industrial Worker, 01-27-1917 |
| Lumberworkers Strike Continues | 1/27/1917 | International Falls | Minnesota | The "monster strike" of Northern Minnesota lumberworkers continues. The Industrial Worker reports that more than 4000 lumberworkers are involved. The article reports solidarity between lumberworkers and sawmill workers, both of whom are forced to live in squalid conditions with low wages. | Industrial Worker, 01-27-1917 |
| Lumberworkers Strike Continues | 1/27/1917 | Virginia | Minnesota | The "monster strike" of Northern Minnesota lumberworkers continues. The Industrial Worker reports that more than 4000 lumberworkers are involved. The article reports solidarity between lumberworkers and sawmill workers, both of whom are forced to live in squalid conditions with low wages. | Industrial Worker, 01-27-1917 |
| Longshoremen Strike | 2/1/1917 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Strike in solidarity with sugar workers strike. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 |
| Sugar Workers Strike Continues | 2/9/1917 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | The Pennsylvania sugar strike continues. As the IWW has become more involved, many sugar workers are becoming union men. In an act of solidarity, IWW longshoremen on sugar docks and IWW seamen on sugar boats are striking as well. There are over 5000 striking sugar workers, 1500 striking longshoremen, and 100 striking seamen. | Industrial Worker, 02-24-1917 |
| Lumber Strike Called Off | 2/10/1917 | Duluth | Minnesota | Central Strike Committee of Minnesota called off lumber strike after winning a wage increase and better food and camp conditions. | Solidarity, 02/10/1917 |
| Pennsylvania Sugar Workers Strike | 2/10/1917 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Workers at every sugar refinery in Pennsylvania have gone on strike. Regardless of job, all employees are participating. Many of these workers have joined the IWW during their involvement with the strike. The workers are demanding a 5 cent/hr increase in wages. In a display of working class solidarity, waterfront workers in Philadelphia have pledged not to handle a single pound of sugar until the sugar workers' struggle is rewarded. | Industrial Worker, 02-10-1917; Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 |
| Sugar Refinery Workers Strike | 2/10/1917 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 5000 sugar refinery workers held a strike for a wage increase of five cents an hour. IWW longshoremen refuse to ship related cargo in solidarity. | Solidarity, 02/10/1917 |
| Unsuccessful Strike for Railway Workers | 2/10/1917 | Seattle | Washington | Railway workers were hired by the Great Northern Railway to shovel snow near a tunnel. The wages were so poor that the men would not have been able to afford food during the few weeks they spent there. The strike was ultimately unsuccessful. | Industrial Worker, 02-10-1917 |
| Sugar Workers Strike | 2/17/1917 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Over 5000 Pennsylvania sugar workers continue to be on strike. The article details that their regular workday had been from 11-14 hours, with each worker making around 25 cent/hr. The workers are demanding a raise of 5 cents an hour. As more workers have joined the strike, the strike has become more organized and looks to be successful. | Industrial Worker, 02-17-1917 |
| Lumberworkers Strike | 2/24/1917 | Bellingham | Washington | Sixty-five workers from the Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Company have gone on strike for a raise in wages, currently at two dollars a day. The company has sent for new workers to replace them. Although this is not an IWW organized strike, the newspaper calls for IWW members to aid the striking lumbermen. | Industrial Worker, 02-24-1917 |
| Unorganized Strike Fails as AFL Members Scab | 2/24/1917 | Sacramento | California | An unorganized strike took place in Sacramento, when many were hired, some IWW men, to work for Libby, MacNeill & Libby's at Lockport (job unclear). Upon arriving at the job site, the workers found poor living conditions and their low wage too intolerable, and began an unorganized strike. More skilled carpenters and members of the AFL promised to strike with them, but did not. The strike was unsuccessful as AFL union men took their places. | Industrial Worker, 02-24-1917 |
| Strike on Oil Fields | 2/24/1917 | Vinita | Oklahoma | IWW members working for Sinclair & Cudaby Pipe Company struck for increased wages and won. | Solidarity, 02/24/1917 |
| Violence Against Striking Sugar Workers | 2/27/1917 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | The Pennsylvania sugar strike continues for its fourth week. The strikers are positive they will have a success. However, on February 21st, police attacked the strikers, shooting one man to death and wounding many others. Violence has continued, as the strikers are beaten and arrested continuously. | Industrial Worker, 03-03-1917 |
| IWW Strike | 3/1/1917 | Ironton | Michigan | 100 IWW struck and received their demands of for increased wages, removal of the contract system, and "the right to enter and leave on company time." | Solidarity, 03/24/1917 |
| Lumber Workers Strike | 3/10/1917 | Bonners Ferry | Idaho | Lumbermen at Paige's Camp in Bonners Ferry, Idaho have gone on strike to protest their living conditions. All lumber jacks in the area are said to be IWW men, though the bosses say they will no longer hire IWW men. | Industrial Worker, 03-10-1917 |
| Successful IWW Steel Strike | 3/10/1917 | San Francisco | California | IWW steel workers for the South Pacific Steel company organized a successful strike, winning eight hour days, 31.5 cent/hr wages, and time and a half for overtime. The bosses of the steel company kidnapped one of the IWW men in hopes to barter with the strikers, but it became clear that they would not. The man was released, and the strikers were rewarded with better conditions. | Industrial Worker, 03-10-1917 |
| Lumber Workers Threaten to Strike Over Poor Living Conditions | 3/10/1917 | Sedro Woolley | Washington | Workers for the Lyman Lumber Company are threatening strike, as bosses demand workers to cut more lumber in one day than possible, and the lumbermen live in poor conditions. | Industrial Worker, 03-10-1917 |
| Black Workers Join Longshoremen Strike, Face Arrest and Shooting | 3/17/1917 | Baltimore | Maryland | Longshoremen strike called off after winning a wage increase and the 25 jailed IWWs released. Nine black workers who joined the strike were arrested and several shot at by police. | Solidarity, 03/17/1917 |
| Miners Strike | 3/17/1917 | Brainerd | Minnesota | 200 miners held a strike in protest of the blacklist that led to the termination of a unionized worker. | Solidarity, 03/17/1917 |
| IWW Workers on S.S. Franklin Strike | 3/24/1917 | Norfolk | Virginia | IWW members on the S.S. Franklin went on strike for a 10 dollar per month wage increase. Their demand was granted after a few hours, making them the highest paid ship workers on the East coast. | Solidarity, 03/24/1917 |
| Irrigation Construction Workers Strike | 4/1/1917 | Exeter | California | Strike for higher wages and better hours. | Paul F. Brissenden, The I.W.W.: A Study of American Syndicalism, 369 |
| Marine Transport Workers' Strike | 4/14/1917 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | IWW sailors went on strike and won a ten dollar per month raise. | Solidarity, 04/14/1917 |
| Paper Mill Strike | 4/16/1917 | Camas | Washington | Over 600 paper mill workers in Camas, Washington have gone on strike. They are demanding a raise of 50 cents per day as well as an eight hour work day. At this time, they are not organized, but the IWW is hopeful. | Industrial Worker, 05-01-1917 |
| Workers Arrested in Ditch Diggers Strike | 4/21/1917 | Exeter | California | Workers digging irrigation ditches in California have gone on strike against the boss, James Kennedy. Several workers have been arrested for assault and battery. | Industrial Worker, 04-21-1917 |
| Sugar Workers Strike Continues | 4/21/1917 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | The sugar workers strike is continuing very successfully. Striking workers have found secure jobs elsewhere, and the strike continues, well funded. Those wishing to donate are urged to send funds to the IWW in Everett. | Industrial Worker, 04-21-1917 |
| Strike | 4/21/1917 | Strathmore | California | 200 men went on strike for increased wages and the eight hour day. A police officer arrested two of them on charges of assault with a deadly weapon on an officer. | Solidarity, 04/21/1917 |
| Mill Workers Strike | 4/25/1917 | Eureka | Montana | Mill workers in Eureka, Montana, have gone on strike for a wage of $5 per eight hour day. The owner of the mill spent $300 bringing in replacement workers, but once they arrived it was revealed that all of them were IWW men and would not work. | Industrial Worker, 05-01-1917 |
| River Drivers Strike Won | 4/25/1917 | St. Maries | Idaho | A strike has been won by river drivers in St. Maries, Idaho. The strikers declared victory with a $5/8 hour day, from a $3.5/12 hour day. The strike is said to be the shortest in the history of the lumber Industry. | Industrial Worker, 05-01-1917 |
| River Drivers Strike | 4/28/1917 | Spokane | Washington | "River Drivers" joined the lumber strike that begun in Montana. | Solidarity, 04/28/1917 |
| Lumberjacks Strike | 4/28/1917 | Montana | Lumberjacks went on strike for better living conditions, higher wages, the eight hour day, fair treatment of unionized workers, and other basic demands. | Solidarity, 04/28/1917 | |
| Fruit Pickers Go on Strike | 5/1/1917 | Alhambra | California | Over 200 Mexican and Japanese fruit pickers have gone on strike. Packing houses have been closed down due to their actions. Bosses have requested more workers to be brought in by train. | Industrial Worker, 05-01-1917 |
| Macaroni Workers Strike | 5/5/1917 | Chicago | Illinois | 800 macaroni workers went on strike to win higher wages, the eight hour day, fair treatment to unionized workers, no employment for non-unionized workers, and overtime pay. | Solidarity, 05/05/1917 |
| Lumber Strike Won | 5/5/1917 | Maries | Idaho | After three days, striking lumber workers win their demands and return to work. | Solidarity, 05/05/1917 |
| Silk Weavers Strike | 5/5/1917 | Paterson | New Jersey | Silk weavers went on strike for increased wages. | Solidarity, 05/05/1917 |
| Lumber Workers Strike | 5/5/1917 | Spokane | Washington | Lumber workers in Spokane, Washington, have declared a strike for $5/8 hour day. The boss, a Mr. Bronson, hired outside workers, or "scabs", to take their places, but found that the "scabs" were in fact IWW men who proceeded to join the other workers in the strike. | Industrial Worker, 05-19-1917 |
| Strike of Construction Workers | 5/12/1917 | La Crosse | Washington | Construction workers at three separate camps in La Crosse, Washington, have gone on strike for a variety of reasons. One camp may give in to the demands, | Industrial Worker, 05-12-1917 |
| Shuh and Michele Strike Won | 5/12/1917 | Paterson | New Jersey | Strikers won their demands and returned to work. | Solidarity, 05/12/1917 |
| Funds Needed for River Drivers | 5/19/1917 | Eureka | Montana | The strike of mill workers in Eureka, Montana continues. "Scab" workers hired by the bosses are leaving. Funds are needed. | Industrial Worker, 05-19-1917 |
| Smelters Win Strike | 5/19/1917 | Prescott | Arizona | Smelters won their demand of a 12.5% increase in wages. | Solidarity, 05/19/1917 |
| Construction Workers Strike Successful | 5/19/1917 | Seattle | Washington | A five day strike in the Seattle area by construction workers has ended in victory. Bosses have agreed to hire IWW men and pay wages of $3/day or more for eight hours. | Industrial Worker, 05-19-1917 |
| "No Compromise" Say River Drivers | 5/21/1917 | Fortine | Montana | River Drivers in the Eureka area of Montana continue their strike on the Fontine River. Some "scabs" have been hired, but business is still slow. | Industrial Worker, 05-26-1917 |
| River Workers Strike Won | 5/25/1917 | Brief | Washington | One of the shortest strikes of IWW history has been won in Brief, Washington by river workers. | Industrial Worker, 06-02-1917 |
| Teamsters Strike | 6/2/1917 | Atkins | Iowa | Fifty IWW won a strike for higher wages and better conditions. | Solidarity, 06/02/1917 |
| Macaroni Workers' Strike Called Off | 6/2/1917 | Chicago | Illinois | IWW strike called off due to AFL interference. | Solidarity, 06/02/1917 |
| IWW Members Arrested for Conspiracy | 6/2/1917 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Fifteen Wobblies arrested on charges of conspiracy against the US and released. | Solidarity, 06/02/1917 |
| Mine Workers Win Strike | 6/5/1917 | Jerome | Arizona | Mine workers in Jerome, Arizona have won a strike for an increase in wages. | Industrial Worker, 06-09-1917 |
| Miners Strike | 6/7/1917 | Swansea | Arizona | Miners went on strike for the "Miami scale." | Solidarity, 06/23/1917 |
| Miners Strike Won | 6/9/1917 | Jerome | Arizona | Striking miners won their demands of wage increases, the abolition of the contract system, sliding scale, and hospital fees, and fair treatment for unionized workers. | Solidarity, 06/09/1917 |
| Miners Strike | 6/9/1917 | Mayer | Arizona | Miners went on strike for the "Miami scale [and] recognition of the grievance committee." The strike was one the next day. | Solidarity, 06/23/1917 |
| Strike Victory | 6/9/1917 | Monroe | Washington | Striking IWW members and workers at a logging camp in the Monroe area have succeeded in their demands for better living conditions and the right to organize. | Industrial Worker, |
| Miners Strike and Five Mines Close | 6/12/1917 | Butte | Montana | Miners in Butte, Montana have gone on strike for the right to assemble and organize. Over five mines have closed down. | Industrial Worker, 06-16-1917 |
| Miners Strike | 6/16/1917 | Butte | Montana | Butte's five largest mines shut down by a strike in protest of low wages, long hours, and the unsafe conditions that lead to over 100 deaths. | Solidarity, 06/16/1917 |
| Lumber Workers Strike | 6/16/1917 | Sandpoint | Idaho | One hundred and thirty lumber workers in Sand Point, Idaho, have gone on strike for better food and board. | Industrial Worker, 06-23-1917 |
| River Workers Win Strike | 6/16/1917 | St. Marie | Montana | River workers on the St. Maries river in Montana have won a strike for a $5 wage for eight hours. They have begun to organize a fund for other striking river workers nearby. | Industrial Worker, 06-16-1917 |
| Lumber Workers Strike in Solidarity | 6/23/1917 | Cle Elum | Washington | Lumber workers have gone on strike at the camps of Cascade Lumber Company near Cle Elum, Washington. Strikers are demanding an eight hour day for the same wages as they had been working ten hour days for. They also demand better food and housing. | Industrial Worker, 06-23-1917 |
| Lumber Strikes Spread | 6/25/1917 | St. Maries | Idaho | Influenced by similar strikes in Northern Idaho, Montana, and Eastern Washington, lumber workers near St. Maries, Idaho, have gone on strike for better working conditions and to protest unfair charges. | Industrial Worker, 06-30-1917 |
| Miners Strike | 6/26/1917 | Bisbee | Arizona | Over 25000 miners went on strike in support of the striking miners in Butte. | Solidarity, 06/30/1917 |
| Miners Strike | 6/26/1917 | Globe | Arizona | Over 25000 miners went on strike in support of the striking miners in Butte. The miners' strike halt production in nearly all mines and smelters in Arizona. | Solidarity, 06/30/1917 |
| Miners Strike | 6/26/1917 | Jerome | Arizona | Over 25000 miners went on strike in support of the striking miners in Butte. | Solidarity, 06/30/1917 |
| Miners Strike | 6/26/1917 | Miami | Arizona | Over 25000 miners went on strike in support of the striking miners in Butte. | Solidarity, 06/30/1917 |
| Miners Strike | 6/30/1917 | Butte | Montana | Miners in Butte, Montana have gone on strike to protest a number of issues, including extremely poor working conditions, unsafe practices, ill-treatment, and low wages. Several unions are on site, and all are participating. | Industrial Worker, 06-30-1917 |
| Miners Strike | 6/30/1917 | Butte | Montana | 12000 miners went on strike for the abolition of the "rustling card" system, respect for Montana mining laws, removal of the State Mine Inspector, the right to free speech and organization, the abolition of black lists, and higher wages. | Solidarity, 06/30/1917 |
| Lumber Strike Continues | 6/30/1917 | Fortine | Montana | The strike on the Fontine River and other surrounding rivers continues with success. Although some men have been arrested in the picketing efforts, the force remains strong. A strike has already been won at Homestead Creek, where increased wages for a five-hour day have been achieved. | Industrial Worker, 06-30-1917 |
| Fruit Pickers Strike Successful | 6/30/1917 | Lewiston | Idaho | Fruit pickers near Lewiston, Idaho have achieved success in their demands for an eight hour day with wages of $3/day. IWW spirit is strong. | Industrial Worker, 06-30-1917 |
| Lumber Workers General Strike | 6/30/1917 | General strike of miners begun in Idaho and spread to the neighboring regions. The strike demanded better food, shorter hours, and the right to organize. | Solidarity, 06/30/1917 | ||
| Miners Strike | 7/2/1917 | Bisbee | Arizona | The miners' strike halt production in nearly all mines and smelters in Arizona. | Solidarity, 07/07/1917 |
| Production Halted by Miners Strike | 7/2/1917 | Jerome | Arizona | The miners' strike halt production in nearly all mines and smelters in Arizona. | Solidarity, 06/30/1917 |
| Miners Strike Halts Production | 7/2/1917 | Miami | Arizona | The miners' strike halt production in nearly all mines and smelters in Arizona. | Solidarity, 06/30/1917 |
| Copper Miners Win Strike | 7/7/1917 | Bisbee | Arizona | Copper miners near Bisbee, Arizona have won a strike for better working conditions. No violence took place, making it difficult for bosses to shut down the strike. | Industrial Worker, 07-14-1917 |
| Miners Strike | 7/7/1917 | Butte | Montana | The Butte miners' strike reached 15000 participants. Electricians, blacksmiths, and boilermakers joined the strike in solidarity. | Solidarity, 07/07/1917 |
| General Strike In Woods And Mines | 7/7/1917 | Arizona | An enormous general strike involving over 15,000 workers is taking place across Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Arizona, as lumberjacks and mineworkers come together for their rights. Demand highlights include 1) an eight hour day with a minimum $3 wage, 2) Time and a half for overtime and double time on Sundays/holidays, 3) Improved food and cleanliness standards, 4) Improved sleeping conditions, and 5) no discrimination against workers for attempting to better their conditions. | Industrial Worker, 07-07-1917 | |
| General Strike In Woods And Mines | 7/7/1917 | Idaho | An enormous general strike involving over 15,000 workers is taking place across Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Arizona, as lumberjacks and mineworkers come together for their rights. Demand highlights include 1) an eight hour day with a minimum $3 wage, 2) Time and a half for overtime and double time on Sundays/holidays, 3) Improved food and cleanliness standards, 4) Improved sleeping conditions, and 5) no discrimination against workers for attempting to better their conditions. | Industrial Worker, 07-07-1917 | |
| General Strike In Woods And Mines | 7/7/1917 | Montana | An enormous general strike involving over 15,000 workers is taking place across Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Arizona, as lumberjacks and mineworkers come together for their rights. Demand highlights include 1) an eight hour day with a minimum $3 wage, 2) Time and a half for overtime and double time on Sundays/holidays, 3) Improved food and cleanliness standards, 4) Improved sleeping conditions, and 5) no discrimination against workers for attempting to better their conditions. | Industrial Worker, 07-07-1917 | |
| General Strike In Woods And Mines | 7/7/1917 | Washington | An enormous general strike involving over 15,000 workers is taking place across Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Arizona, as lumberjacks and mineworkers come together for their rights. Demand highlights include 1) an eight hour day with a minimum $3 wage, 2) Time and a half for overtime and double time on Sundays/holidays, 3) Improved food and cleanliness standards, 4) Improved sleeping conditions, and 5) no discrimination against workers for attempting to better their conditions. | Industrial Worker, 07-07-1917 | |
| General Lumber Strike Continues | 7/10/1917 | Idaho | The general lumber strike across Montana, Idaho, and Washington continues. | Industrial Worker, 07-14-1917 | |
| General Lumber Strike Continues | 7/10/1917 | Montana | The general lumber strike across Montana, Idaho, and Washington continues. | Industrial Worker, 07-14-1917 | |
| General Lumber Strike Continues | 7/10/1917 | Washington | The general lumber strike across Montana, Idaho, and Washington continues. | Industrial Worker, 07-14-1917 | |
| Construction Workers Strike | 7/14/1917 | Pasco | Washington | Construction workers went on strike for a wage increase to $3.50 for an 8 hour day. | Solidarity, 07/14/1917 |
| Coal Miners Strike | 7/14/1917 | Colorado | Coal miners formally declared strike. | Solidarity, 07/14/1917 | |
| Smelters Strike | 7/17/1917 | Salt Lake City | Utah | Smelters near Salt Lake City, Utah, have struck for better wages. | Industrial Worker, 07-07-1917 |
| Oil Workers Win Strike | 7/18/1917 | El Dorado | Kansas | IWW oil workers won strike that demanded a wage increase of 50 cents per day. | Solidarity, 07/28/1917 |
| General Strike of Lumber Workers | 7/21/1917 | Seattle | Washington | Lumber Workers Industrial Union 500 announced general strike. | Solidarity, 07/21/1917 |
| Ice Workers Strike | 7/22/1917 | Fargo | North Dakota | Ice workers strike for the ten hour day, weekly pay periods at $20 per week, overtime pay, and exclusive employment for IWW members. | Solidarity, 07/28/1917 |
| Lumber Strike Still Spreading | 7/24/1917 | Aberdeen | Washington | The lumber strike in Montana, Idaho, and Washington continues to spread, reportedly from the Pacific Ocean to North Dakota. Little violence has occurred. | Industrial Worker, 07-28-1917 |
| Oregon Joins Big Lumber Strike | 7/30/1917 | Oregon | Lumber workers in Oregon have joined the massive lumber strike spreading from North Dakota to the coast. Lumber jacks and mill workers alike have joined the strike under the IWW banner. The article includes multiple updates on other strike happenings, including one comical situation where lumber bosses attempted to do the work of their erstwhile laborers. | Industrial Worker, 07-30-1917 | |
| Ship Yards Shut Down Due to Lumber Strike | 8/1/1917 | Aberdeen | Washington | Due to the effects of the massive lumber strike, ship yards in Aberdeen, Washington have shut down. | Industrial Worker, 08-01-1917 |
| Oil Workers Win Strike | 8/3/1917 | Drumright | Oklahoma | 25 Wobblies and 75 others went on strike for a 50 cent per day wage increase and improved conditions. Their demands met in three hours. | Solidarity, 08/11/1917 |
| Iron Miners Strike | 8/4/1917 | Virginia | Minnesota | Iron miners declared general strike. Not specified as an IWW action. | Solidarity, 08/04/1917 |
| General Lumber Strike Continues | 8/4/1917 | General strike of Lumber Workers' Industrial Union No. 500 remained strong with participants in the tens of thousands across the West. | Solidarity, 08/04/1917 | ||
| Murder of Frank Little Impacts Workers | 8/8/1917 | Butte | Montana | The hanging of Frank Little has had a great effect on working culture in Butte, Montana. The noted labor leader was murdered in secret by "masked vigilantes". Workers have gone on strike to protest, while others have spoken out against it publicly. The identities of the murderers are believed to be known. | Industrial Worker, 08-08-1917 |
| General Lumber Strike Continues | 8/11/1917 | Washington | General lumber strike remained strong. | Solidarity, 08/11/1917 | |
| Miners Strike Continues | 8/18/1917 | Butte | Montana | Mines remained unproductive due to the massive strike. | Solidarity, 08/18/1917 |
| General Lumber Strike Continues | 8/20/1917 | General lumber strike announced their demand for the release of "class war prisoners." | Solidarity, 08/25/1917 | ||
| Lumber Strike Continues | 9/1/1917 | Spokane | Washington | The eleventh week of the lumber strike has begun as lumber men and other workers realize the power they hold, especially as a studied, organized force. "Scabs" are being turned away in the mills, as there is little lumber to process. | Industrial Worker, 09-05-1917 |
| Metal and Coal Miners Strike | 9/5/1917 | Shasta | California | Metal and coal miners in the Shasta, California area have come together to strike and create conversation surrounding their treatment as workers. Members of the United Mine Workers have published a list of resolutions regarding their employment and unity. Multiple mines are closed because of strike activity. | Industrial Worker, 09-05-1917 |
| Seattle Shipbuilders Strike; Refuse Handle Scab Lumber | 9/15/1917 | Seattle | Washington | The lumber strike continues with many effects apparent. Two ship building companies in Seattle have agreed to only purchase lumber from mills that have granted eight hour days. | Industrial Worker, 09-15-1917 |
| US Aviation Camp Strike | 10/1/1917 | Lake Charles | Louisiana | 1700 men working at the US Aviation Camp went on strike, demanding 60 cents an hour and an 8 hour day. | Industrial Worker, 10-03-1917 |
| Boston Freight Handlers Strike | 10/3/1917 | Boston | Massachusetts | More than 1000 dock freight handlers went on strike today, demanding an advance in wages and an 8 hour day instead of 9. | Industrial Worker, 10-03-1917 |
| Miners Strike Continues | 10/3/1917 | Butte | Montana | A four month long miners' strike endures, and it seems that victory is close to hand. | Industrial Worker, 10-13-1917 |
| IWW Members Fired Following Steel Workers Strike | 10/3/1917 | Irondale | Washington | Workers at a steel plant briefly went on strike over unfair treatment and hours. They went back to work pending a settlement, but the strike committee and two members of the IWW were immediately fired. | Industrial Worker, 10-03-1917 |
| Shipyard Workers Strike | 10/3/1917 | Seattle | Washington | Ten thousand shipyard workers went on strike at 10 am demanding raises averaging between 15 and 33 cents an hour. Seven thousand are on strike in Portland, OR, and a similar but smaller strike occurred in San Francisco. | Industrial Worker, 10-06-1917 |
| Logging Camps Report Quitting and Strikes | 10/3/1917 | Montana | Workers in logging camps in multiple locations report events including quitting en masse, strikes, etc. | Industrial Worker, 10-03-1917 | |
| Logging Camps Report Quitting and Strikes | 10/3/1917 | Washington | Workers in logging camps in multiple locations report events including quitting en masse, strikes, etc. | Industrial Worker, 10-03-1917 | |
| Copper Miner Strike | 10/17/1917 | Portola | California | A strike was declared at Walker Mining Company when most of the workers walked out over poor working conditions. | Industrial Worker, 10-27-1917 |
| Phone Employees to Arbitrate | 10/26/1917 | Seattle | Washington | Every girl in the Seattle telephone exchanges walked out at Midnight on Friday, but returned a few hours later when promised that their demands would be sorted in a few days' time. | Industrial Worker, 10-27-1917 |
| Lumber Workers Refuse to Supply Lumber for Unfair Mines | 11/17/1917 | Montana | Lumber workers in Montana have walked out on the job after discovering that the lumber they were working on was supplying unfair mines. This was a display of solidarity. | Industrial Worker, 11-17-1917 | |
| Copper Miner Strike Continues | 12/1/1917 | Butte | Montana | Copper miners in Butte, Montana, continue to strike after 22 weeks. Around 20,000 miners are actively striking daily. | Industrial Worker, 12-01-1917 |
| Will Take Short Day | 1/26/1919 | Lawrence | Massachusetts | Textile workers hold a mass meeting and voted to work only eight hours a day, six days a week. They planned on working eight hours then walking out without accepting a decrease in pay. | Solidarity 02-01-1919 |
| Orange Pickers Strike | 2/25/1919 | Los Angeles | California | Over 1500 orange pickers walked out on strike in hopes of winning the eight hour day and 50 cents per hour. The IWW did not begin the strike, but organized the strikers after it was called. | New Solidarity 02-25-1919 |
| Silk Weavers Strike | 2/25/1919 | Paterson | New Jersey | Over 25,000 silk weavers went out on a strike jointly backed by the AFL and the IWW for the 44 hour week. Several shops had granted the demands by the time of publication. | New Solidarity 02-25-1919 |
| Bisbee Deportees Compensated | 6/21/1919 | Bisbee | Arizona | The Bisbee miners deported during a strike compensated by the mining company with the following amounts: 1200 for married men with children, 1000 for married men without children, and 500 for single men. | New Solidarity 06-21-1919 |
| Strike for the Mooney Defense | 7/4/1919 | Chicago | Illinois | Several industries including metal and coal miners went on strike all over the country to protest the imprisonment of Tom Mooney. New Solidarity reported this strike was the largest in Chicago history. | New Solidarity 07-19-1919 |
| Miners Strike | 9/13/1919 | Oatman | Arizona | Miners went on strike for increased wages, the six hour day, safer conditions requiring more men per machine, and the abolishment of the contract and bonus systems. | New Solidarity 09-13-1919 |
| Strike Off | 9/20/1919 | Oatman | Arizona | Miners' strike called off after winning a 50 cent wage increase. | New Solidarity 09-20-1919 |
| Strike Against American Writing Paper Co. | 11/22/1919 | Holyoke | Massachusetts | IWW called a strike against the American Writing Paper Co., one of a string of nine strikes in the Massachusetts mill industry in recent times. | New Solidarity 11-22-1919 |
| Walkout on Pasco Ditch | 2/24/1920 | Pasco | Washington | IWW members ditch workers walk out after being denied a raise from of 60 cents, from $4.40 to $5.00. | Industrial Worker, 03/06/1920 |
| Meeting at Snohomish Lumber Camp | 3/12/1920 | Snohomish | Washington | IWW members In the Snohomish Lumber Company camp unanimously passed a motion to slow down their work in protest of poor conditions. | Industrial Worker, 03/26/1920 |
| Longshoremen Strike | 4/9/1920 | Seattle | Washington | Over 500 longshoremen and truckers declared strike against all port commission work in protest to the port commission's recent plan to force union and non-union employees to work together and to reduce monthly pay by $26.40. | Industrial Worker, 04/16/1920 |
| Switchmen Sidetrack Corrupt Labor Fakirs | 4/11/1920 | Port Jervis | New York | IWW crew operating the Chicago Express carrying milk, mail, and 250 passengers pulled into a siding and abandon their train to attend IWW-aligned railroad workers' meeting. Upon their return, the crew took only the milk and mail cars, leaving the passenger cars in the siding. | Industrial Worker, 04/16/1920 |
| Miners Strike | 4/18/1920 | Butte | Montana | Miners unanimously voted to strike in demand of 6 hour day and seven dollar minimum, two men per machine, the elimination contract bonuses, and the release of all "class war political prisoners." | Industrial Worker, 04/23/1920 |
| IWW Appeals to Europe Through Letters | 5/8/1920 | Bill Haywood sent thousands of letters to workers in Western Europe calling for: A campaign against workers coming to US to "deprive] American capitalists of labor power," a strike against commercial vessels from the US bearing goods, a strike against serving American tourists, and a boycott of all American-made products | Industrial Worker, 05/08/1920 | ||
| Strike Transformed into Slowdown | 5/13/1920 | Butte | Montana | A mass meeting of striking miners voted to make the "off-the-job" strike enacted on 04/12/1920 an "on-the-job" strike, meaning the workers vow to purposefully and drastically reduce efficiency. | Industrial Worker, 05/22/1920 |
| Longshoremen Call Off Strike | 5/14/1920 | Seattle | Washington | Longshoremen call off strike, one of a series beginning on 04/09/1920 | Industrial Worker, 05/22/1920 |
| Rail and Transport Strike Cause Daily Loss of 1,000,000 | 5/15/1920 | Manager of the Traffic Bureau of the Merchants'' Association estimates $1,000,000 was lost every day due to the rail and transport strike that began seven weeks before the publication of this article. | Industrial Worker, 05/15/1920 | ||
| Marine Transport Workers Strike | 5/26/1920 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Members of the Marine Transport Workers Industrial Union went on strike for higher wages to counteract the increased cost of living. | Industrial Worker, 06/12/1920 |
| Miners Strike | 5/29/1920 | Kansas | Miners in Kansas held a strike in protest of new explosives being used and wage-related issues. | Industrial Worker, 05/29/1920 | |
| Copper Miners Threaten Strike | 6/5/1920 | Utah | Copper miners threatened their employers with a strike unless they are granted higher wages, better living conditions, and the release of all "class war" prisoners. | Industrial Worker, 06/05/1920 | |
| Longshoremen Strike | 6/7/1920 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | All cargo on the East Coast was reported to have stopped shipment due to the continued strike of the longshoremen, who are asking for a 20c/hour increase in wage. | Industrial Worker, 06/19/1920 |
| Miners Strike | 6/20/1920 | Bingham County | Utah | Utah Miners joined the IWW and held a strike until their demands (unspecified) were to be met. | Industrial Worker, 07/10/1920 |
| Scab Commits Murder | 6/26/1920 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | A non-union worker hired by a shipping company during the continued longshoremen strike shot and killed an unarmed striker before fleeing the scene and shooting at least three others | Industrial Worker, 06/26/1920 |
| Longshoremen Call Off Strike | 7/24/1920 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Longshoremen and related workers returned to work after winning pay increase of one dollar per day. | Industrial Worker, 07/24/1920 |
| Railroad Workers Indicted | 8/5/1920 | Chicago | Illinois | Forty-one railroad workers were indicted on charges of violating the Lever Act and the Siberman Anti-Trust law with their strikes. | Industrial Worker, 08/14/1920 |
| Railroad Construction Camps Closed | 8/12/1920 | Portland | Oregon | Work camps shut down as their 175 IWW-aligned workers strike in demand of $5 minimum wage and a removal of hospital fees. | Industrial Worker, 08/21/1920 |
| One Dead and Several Injured in Riot Instigated by Strikebreakers | 8/14/1920 | Denver | Colorado | A riot in Denver was instigated by armed strikebreakers attempting to operate railroad cars despite the weeklong strike by the employees of the Denver Tramway Company. The riot ended in the death of one striker and the injury of forty to fifty other people. | Industrial Worker, 08/14/1920 |
| Construction Workers Strike | 8/31/1920 | Chitwood | Oregon | Half of all workers at an Oregon construction site walked out in protest of unsanitary conditions. | Industrial Worker, 09/11/1920 |
| Lumber Boycott Called | 10/16/1920 | Eagle Gorge | Washington | Due a strike in reaction to hostile management, IWW called for a boycott against the Page Lumber Company. | Industrial Worker, 10/16/1920 |
| Lumber Strike | 11/18/1920 | Superior | Wisconsin | A lumber workers' faction of the IWW voted to demand the follow of their employers: Eight hour day, minimum pay of $100/month, bi-monthly pay periods, good food served on white dishware, proper heating and ventilation in camp, hot and cold water in tubs and showers, abolition of doctor and hospital fees, the release of class-war prisoners, and the right to free speech, assemblage, and press. | Industrial Worker, 12/04/1920 |
Taken from http://depts.washington.edu/iww/strikes.shtml.
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