Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

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

A letter to our friends: some questions on the current state of organizing in the IWW

A short article from the Wobblyist Writing Group critiquing some recent IWW campaigns in the United States.

The influence of the IWW in South Africa - Lucien van der Walt

An article by Lucien van der Walt on the IWW's impact on South African political affairs and those…

Against the IWW series Part I: The bankruptcy of the American labor movement

The first in a series of reposts of common arguments against the IWW (both historical and…

Contemporary IWW slang & lingo

A glossary of currently used, mostly in the Twin Cities, IWW slang and lingo.

Is revolutionary unionism undemocratic and insincere?

Nate Hawthorne argues against some common objections to revolutionary unionism. Adapted from a…

On the Firing Line

Extracts from the report of the General Executive Board to the Seventh Annual Convention of the Industrial Workers of the World held in Chicago …

Cut down the hours of work!

A piece of lit from the IWW circa 1923.

Not one nor two: political organization, syndicalism, and thought

A piece exploring an experience organizing with transportation workers and the connections between…

Learning from our mistakes: IWWs criticize and reflect on their organizing

Adam Weaver, in response to an insinuation that the IWW criticizes every union but itself, lists…

Patriotism and the worker - Gustave Herve

A pamphlet put out in 1912 by the IWW Publishing Bureau, consisting of Gustave Hervé's speech to the jury at his 1905 trial for “anti-militarist”…

The advancing proletariat - Abner E. Woodruff

A pamphlet authored by Abner E. Woodruff and published by the IWW Publishing Bureau in 1917.

Life-long Wobblies

An article by J Pierce and Sadie Farrell about life-planning for revolutionaries and how the IWW has attempted to address this with Junior…