Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

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

Colorado miners strike and Columbine mine massacre, 1927 - Sam Lowry

Short history of a strike by miners in Colorado in 1927 and the massacre of strikers at the…

Starbucks Wobblies and their supporters at an IWW rally

Starbucks gets Wobbly - Embattled baristas turn to IWW

The IWW continue to organise Starbucks baristas in the USA.

A Brief Interview with an IWW organiser, 1998

Black Flag interviews Ray Carr, an IWW delegate at a job shop in Hampshire.

1905-today: The Industrial Workers of the World in the US

A short history of the US branch of the most revolutionary mass organisation in American history, …

Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970

A short biography of Latvian-born abstract expressionist artist and anarchist, Mark Rothko.

1816-1939: Syndicalism in South Africa

A short history of radical trade unionism, class struggle and race in Southern Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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The Industrial Workers of Africa, 1917-1921 - Bikisha Media Collective

The history of four years of the revolutionary multi-racial union in South Africa, the Industrial…

IWW mass meeting in Sydney, 1916

The Australian IWW and 'Direct Action', 1914-2000

A history of the once highly-influential Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union and its publication Direct Action in Australia.

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1915: The murder of Joe Hill

The story of the death of the American trade unionist, revolutionary and popular song-writer Joe Hill, framed for murder and executed.

1920: The Chilean "White Terror"

An article from the Chilean IWW describing the massive government and vigilante repression the radical workers movement was facing. Originally appeared in the One Big Union Monthly (January 1921).

The burial of Wesley Everest

1919: The murder of Wesley Everest

Howard Zinn's account of the lynching of the American revolutionary unionist and former soldier Wesley Everest by "patriots."

1919: The Seattle general strike

A general strike of 100,000 workers, which saw the city shut down and all essential services provided under workers' control.