Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

A short history of the strike of 20,000 textile workers, mostly women and girls who included native and immigrant workers, which won big…

Members of the IWW picketed a Starbucks in Edinburgh yesterday. A short report of the picket follows.