Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

Content by or about the revolutionary union Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).

Durruti wasn’t about reformist unionism, comrade..

Durruti was a revolutionary unionist (and don't you forget it!)

A response by Juan Conatz to a blog that criticizes the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).

The Industrial Union Bulletin: an introduction and appraisal - Melvyn Dubofsky

A short history by Melvyn Dubofsky of the Industrial Union Bulletin, an early IWW newspaper…

Frank Cedervall (Circa 1935) Source: IWW General Organizational Bulletin, April

1972 IWW convention keynote speech by Frank Cedervall

The transcript of a 1972 speech by Frank Cedervall, who was involved in the IWW during the 1930s…

1970 oral history interview with Irving Abrams – Frank Ninkovich

An oral history interview with Jewish anarchist and Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) member,…

Speeches of Fred Thompson, 1970

Transcripts from a series of lectures by Fred Thompson given to the Canadian Student Federation in 1970.

1972 oral history with Esther and Sam Dolgoff – Ann Allen

An oral history interview with long-time anarcho-syndicalist and Industrial Workers of the World …

1972 oral history interview with Henry Pfaff

An oral history interview with long-term Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) member, Henry Pfaff, conducted in 1972.

Defenders of business: the Minneapolis Civic and Commerce Association VS. labor during WW1 - William Millikan

An article by William Millikan about strikebreaking in Minneapolis during the First…

Cannery R.O.W.: The AFL, the IWW, and Bay Area Italian Cannery Workers - Elizabeth Reis

A paper by Elizabeth Reis of a strike of mostly Italian cannery workers in San Francisco during the…

Solidarity in spring: challenging racist violence at Portland’s May Day 2015

A look at where the violence of the police took the stage at 2015's May Day event.

Did Commies kill Wobblies during the Spanish Civil War? - Raymond S. Solomon

An article by Raymond S. Solomon about Stalinist repression during the Spanish Civil War.

The IWW since 1932 - George Pearce

A Master's Thesis by George Pearce detailing the history of the Industrial Workers of the World from 1932-1949.