Developing the IWW’s direct unionism politics An article by Juan Conatz replying to some of the Direct Unionism discussion paper responses.
Review of Fighting for ourselves Juan Conatz reviews a new pamphlet by Solidarity Federation. We’re excited about the new pamphlet. You can read excerpts from it here.
Reviving an old tradition of educating IWW agitators: Work Peoples College A reportback of the IWW's Work Peoples College, a week long workshop and training event meant to…
Building branch culture: Mesaba and Red November, Black November An article I wrote about two Twin Cities IWW branch events in 2011. Was originally intended for The…
No-strike clauses and the IWW Juan Conatz on no-strike clauses, how they became common, what previous Wobblies thought of them and why they are bad for the IWW.
Fragmented thoughts on political organization Some rough thoughts on political organization, mostly based on my experience with groups in North America and conversations with some current and…
Striking back at bosses: solidarity networks and sexual assault Members of the Twin Cities IWW take on a creepy boss through solidarity network-type tactics.
20 Years Later: the Los Angeles riots, hip-hop, rage and Trayvon Martin A post about the Los Angeles riots, hip-hop and race in America.
Interview with Burnt Bookmobile An interview with an individual involved in Burnt Bookmobile, a blog out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin run by some people influenced by various anti…
Some objections to Occupy May 1st A short list of objections to the May 1st general strike effort within the Occupy movement and some responses to them.
Conversation on general strikes This is part of a discussion on Facebook that started off some questions on the topic of general strikes. I thought the conversation was…