Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

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

IWW report on the political situation in Wisconsin

Report of the situation Wisconsin from the secretary of the Madison Industrial Workers of the World branch with which we do not necessarily agree…

The Industrial Workers of the World in the Seattle general strike - Colin M. Anderson

An attempt to find out the IWW's actual involvement in the Seattle General Strike of 1919, which has…

Think it over: An introduction to the Industrial Workers of the World - Tim Acott

The text from an introductory pamphlet written by a member of the Portland, Oregon IWW branch.

Reflections on two years of Industrial Workers of the World organising in the education industry

Bruce ‘the Bruiser’ Darden recalls and reflects on organising efforts at a Canadian university from 2008 to 2010.

“Speak out now when others grow silent”: The Messenger, the IWW and debates over new negro radicalism - George Robertson

An essay on the relationship between the IWW and A. Philip Randolph's The Messenger…

Wisconsin IWW international solidarity letter

Appeal for solidarity from the Madison, Wisconsin Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) branch.

Kill the Bill: The Power of a General Strike

Pamphlet produced by the Madison IWW advocating a general strike to fight the Governor of Wisconsin's proposed bill that would end collective…

Wisconsin – Next Stop, the General Strike!

John E Jacobson gives a summary of the movement against Gov Walker's attack on pay, conditions and collective bargaining for state workers in…

Impressions of Madison

An account of a recent trip to the protests in Madison, Wisconsin, which have erupted over the Governors plan to revoke collective bargaining…

Union-buster's analysis of IWW

Article about the IWW from union-busting law firm, Seyfarth Shaw LLP which we reproduce for reference.

Second thoughts on revolutionary syndicalism - Marcel van der Linden

An academic article discussing what defines revolutionary syndicalism and the reasons for its…

'We are all leaders' : Anarchism and the narrative of the Industrial Workers of the World - Jonathan A. Christiansen

An article looking at anarchism and the IWW.