Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

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

Direct Action journal

Direct Action was published by the Industrial Workers of the World Australian Administration. It printed 135 issues between January 1914 and…

On being eaten by the young

John O'Reilly on some organization issues he sees in the IWW.

Contractualism should be avoided

A reply to an article that appeared in the Industrial Worker newspaper, titled 'The contract as a tactic'.

Images from the 1917 Bisbee deportation

Images from the 1917 Bisbee deportation, where an armed, anti-union 'Citizen's Protective League', in alliance with law enforcement, forced…

The Starvation Army: Twelve reasons to reject the Salvation Army

Twelve reasons why you should think twice about supporting the Salvation Army.

Lessons from small shop organizing

A significant amount of organizing experience in the IWW comes from working in relatively small workplaces such as stand-alone single shops or…

Wobblyism: revolutionary unionism for today

A discussion paper by the Wobblyist Writing Group.

Marxian Economics curriculum from 1935 IWW Work People's College

The 'Marxian Economics' course of the IWW's Work People's College in 1935 Duluth, Minnesota.

On the Line Vol. 2, No. 1 (February 1979)

Fifth issue of the Libertarian Workers Group's agitational newsletter.

On the Line Vol. 1, No. 4 (November 1978)

Fourth issue of the Libertarian Workers Group's agitational newsletter.

The IWW & the Search for an International Policy: 1905-1935

An article exploring the different policies and practices of the IWW in the international field.

Against the IWW series part 3: an infantile disorder

The third in Recomposition's series at looking at some of the arguments against the IWW.