The specific anarchist group - Wild Rose Collective This document from their new member packet explains the type of group that Wild Rose Collective is, and gives some background on the ideas.
Redwing Workers Organization History A short history on the activity of various small groups that eventually went on to become the Redwing Workers Organization, a libertarian socialist organization from Des Moines, Iowa that existed in the late 1970s.
Notes on the Midwest Libertarian Conference, May 28-31, 1976 In 1976, anarchists and libertarian socialists in Iowa called for a "Continental Organizing and…
1938 Maytag strike Account of 1938 Maytag strike in Newton, Iowa by workers affiliated with the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE). The…
1974: Dissatisfaction at Firestone Article on a wildcat strike at a Firestone tire plant in Des Moines and the union's efforts to get the workers back to work. Appeared in Free…
1976: Rubberworkers Strike Article on the 1976 strikes in the tire industry. Appeared in Free Flowing (May 1976).
Sometimes We Don't Even Get to the Point of Winning or Losing... Reading The American Worker and old Italian operaismo surveys of auto workers, it occurred to me…
Anarchist Organization by Ames Anarchist Group Part one of a piece by the Ames Anarchist Group, part of the Social Revolutionary Anarchist Federation (SRAF). Appeared in Free Flowing (August 1975)
1974: Cedar Rapids Strike Continues Description of a Cedar Rapids, Iowa hotel strike in 1974. From Free Flowing (December 1974 Volume 2 Number 1).
Iowa: Statewide Strike for the Eight-hour Day, 1891 Description of the 1891 miner's strikes for the eight-hour day in Iowa. From underground newspaper Free Flowing (February 1977), published out of…
The Sioux City free speech fight, 1915 Description of the 1915 free speech fight in Sioux City, Iowa by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union. From underground newspaper Free…
