Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

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

NLRB is no friend in Portland

An article by Chris Agenda coming out against contractualism in the IWW, based on experience with a contract shop in Portland.

Winnipeg general strike, 1919.

The One Big Union of Canada

A 1920 article describing conflict within the One Big Union in Canada over industrial vs. regional organization.

Ben Fletcher, IWW organizer

An essay on Ben Fletcher's efforts as an IWW organizer.

Fighting for ourselves - preview

Preview excerpts of the forthcoming text by the Solidarity Federation setting out the background and the tasks ahead for anarcho-syndicalists in…

Justice for the negro: How he can get it

A 1919 pamphlet put out by the Industrial Workers of the World in response to the widespread race rioting of that year.

Colored workers of America why you should join the IWW

A 1919 pamphlet put out by the Industrial Workers of the World in response to the widespread race rioting of that year.

What will it take to organize fast food?

A short article by db on the possibilities for organizing in the fast food industry.

Reviving an old tradition of educating IWW agitators: Work Peoples College

A reportback of the IWW's Work Peoples College, a week long workshop and training event meant to…

Art of Carlos Cortez

Some images of the art of Carlos Cortez, a long time member of the IWW and anarcho-syndicalist who died in 2005.

Cortez, Carlos, 1923-2005

An obitatury for long-time IWW member and artist Carlos Cortez.

The IWW and the black worker

A piece by historian Philip Foner on the IWW's efforts to organize black workers and its outlook on race in the United States.

Rebel Girls and Union Maids: the woman question in the journals of the AFL and IWW, 1905-1920

An article by Ann Schofield which contrasts the differences and examines the…