Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

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

Wobbling Towards Communism statement and response

A statement from a group of communists in the IWW and a follow-up to some responses they have received.

United Campaign Workers demand promised payment from the Campaign for the Restoration and Regulation of Hemp

Hemp legalization canvassers walk off the job last week and form the Campaign…

Sydney's burning: an Australian political conspiracy - Ian Turner

A detailed history of the Sydney 12: members of the radical union Industrial Workers of the World,…

"If Gezi never happened, the anger at mass murder at Soma could not have burst forth from the people"

In keeping with tradition, the following is an interview with Turkish IWW member…

Work to rule

An account by a Starbucks Workers Union organizer of a successful work-to-rule.

Fighting war

NOTE: this has now been edited and released as a new pamphlet by Rebel Press (April 2016) This article highlighted the anti-war agitation of anarchists and the IWW based in New Zealand…

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Industrial unionism in America - Marion Dutton Savage

The main objects of this volume are to "describe the different industrial unions which are…

Industrial Pioneer

The Industrial Pioneer was a monthly publication of the Industrial Workers of the World. It was published in Chicago by the general executive…

Beyond “F*ck You”: An organizer’s approach to confronting hateful language at work

Most likely many of us have had to deal with hateful language and sentiments at our jobs. Here is an…

The elephant that wasn’t there

A quick response to Scott Napalos’s recent piece What went wrong with the organizing, from John J. at the Seattle Free Press.

Thoughts on organization

A 1923 article by Armando Triviño, organizer of the Chilean IWW, discussing the IWW and the role of anarchism in the workers movement. Translated…

Industrial unity: a response to “Locality & shop”

A reply by E.A. Martinez to Scott Nappolos' 'Area, shop, and revolution: a case for both locality and workplace unitary organization'.