Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

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

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.

Joe Hill.

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.

Strikers face off with militia in Lawrence

The Lawrence textile strike, 1912 - Sam Lowry

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

13. The Socialist Challenge

May 7 - Letter of Solidarity to the Workers of JeffBoat from the IWW

2001: The JeffBoat workers wildcat strike

IWW pickets Edinburgh Starbucks

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

McGuckin, Henry - Memoirs of a Wobbly

An important contribution to the history of the Industrial Workers of the World. A superb account by a rank'n'file Wobbly organiser; on the road,…

Sabotage and striking on the job - Louis Adamic

Louis Adamic immigrated to the United States from Yugoslavia at age 14 and was naturalized in 1918. This essay describes his experiences as a…