Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

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

What is the IWW?

What is the IWW? A candid statement of its principles, objects and methods

A pamphlet laying out the program of the IWW from 1922. It was translated through out the world, and…

The first congress of the Red Trade Union International at Moscow, 1921

The first congress of the Red Trade Union International at Moscow, 1921. A report of the proceedings by George Williams, delegate of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World).

RILU, IWW, IWA

The IWW, the state, and international affiliations

A brief article exploring the relationship between state-centered politics and the IWW's considerations in international relations.

Thomas J Hagerty

The early IWW, the preamble and the break with political socialism

A short article on the IWW, electoral politics, the State and the questions it raises for…

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.