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About Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

The IWW is a member-run union for all workers, a union dedicated to organizing on the job, in our industries and in our communities. IWW members are organizing to win better conditions today and build a world with economic democracy tomorrow. We want our workplaces run for the benefit of workers and communities rather than for a handful of bosses and executives.

January 21

Washington DC: IWW Organizing Pushes Back Against Wage Theft

Report from the IWW in DC about the start of a campaign against wage theft at a local restaurant. The story begins... Read Full Article

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August 21

Wobbly Sues Seattle Police, City

Targeted by Seattle police for thirteen years, Wobbly and anarchist hoping to settle in major lawsuit. A Wobbly from Utica, NY is... Read Full Article

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July 18

‘Little Big Burger’ Fires Fast Food IWW Organizer

Report from Little Big Union on a recent firing of an Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) organizer in Portland, Oregon. On... Read Full Article

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May 7

Portland, OR: Little Big Burger Workers Launch Work Stoppage

Report from Little Big Burger workers of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in Portland, Oregon about a recent job action.... Read Full Article

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November 25

Phone Zap to get IWW-GEU Demands Fulfilled

This Monday, in support of the IWW South Sound General Education Union, we are asking for Wobblies and friends to participate in... Read Full Article

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November 8

Reportback From The IWW South Sound General Education Union Rally and Demand Delivery at The Evergreen State College

Report from South Sound General Education Union at Evergreen State University in Olympia, Washington. November 7th, from around 1-1:30 pm at the... Read Full Article

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October 16

Organizing Tech: Insights into the Tech World’s Sudden Rebellion

A look into the emergence of labor struggles coming from within the tech sector. by X389552 In early April of this year,... Read Full Article

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October 5

NYC Wob Fest: Union Fundraiser for the Industrial Workers of the World

The Wobs are taking the Big Apple! Coming out to support IWW organizing in NYC and see some awesome bands! This Saturday,... Read Full Article

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September 10

Police Attack IWW K’jipuktuk Rally In Support of Striking Prisoners

Report from IWW K’jipuktuk on the recent police attack on their rally, organized in support of hunger striking prisoners at Burnside, which... Read Full Article

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August 27

IWW K’jipuktuk GMB Stands in Solidarity with Striking Prisoners

K’jipuktuk GMB of the IWW issues statement in solidarity with prison strike. K’jipuktuk, Unceded and Unsurrendered Mi’kmaq Territory Whereas Prisoners at Burnside... Read Full Article

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July 24

The Seattle Worker: June-July Issue

A new issue of the Seattle Worker, a publication from the Seattle branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). The... Read Full Article

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June 21

Seattle, WA: IWW Direct Action Campaign Forces Bosses to End Lockout

Seattle based members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) wrote the following report about their ongoing organizing efforts at Grassroots... Read Full Article

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June 14

Phone Zap to Support Locked Out Seattle IWW Workers

In support of locked out fellow workers in IU650 at Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. in Seattle, we are calling on all Wobblies and... Read Full Article

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June 13

Asheville, NC: Service Worker Assembly

Wobblies in Asheville, North Carolina are mobilizing in the service industry. Service industry workers are a crucial component to the thriving tourist... Read Full Article

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June 8

IWW Call for June 25th Actions in Solidarity with J20 Defendants

Call from the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) for worldwide solidarity actions in solidarity with J20 defendants. For over a year,... Read Full Article

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June 5

Humboldt, County: Dialysis Workers Strike Back!

Report on IWW organizing campaign by health-care workers in Humboldt County in Northern California. The dialysis workers of Humboldt County are going... Read Full Article

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May 17

Phone Zap to Support IWW Workers in Seattle

Take action to support Wobblies in Seattle, Washington fighting on the job. In support of our fellow workers in IU650 at Grassroots... Read Full Article

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April 4

Teacher Strikes Continue: “There is Nothing that can Halt our Revolution”

The following statement comes from the West Virginia Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and discusses the current strike wave in Kentucky,... Read Full Article

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March 29

Rest in Power “Zoe”: Statement from Sacramento IWW

What follows is a statement from the Sacramento chapter of the IWW regarding both the recent police murder of Stephon “Zoe” Clark... Read Full Article

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March 27

Kansas City, MO: Call a Friend, Not the Cops

The following flyer was created by Kansas City IWW and GDC, but could easily be used for any local context. It argues... Read Full Article

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March 7

Montreal: IWW Action Following Wave of Abusive Firings at Heritage Coffee

The following report comes from the Montreal branch of the IWW, and details a picket action against a coffee shop who fired... Read Full Article

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March 6

Call to Action: Virginia Teachers Organize!

This is a call for teachers and educational workers to spread the West Virginia strike, as well as take part in organizing... Read Full Article

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March 5

West Virginia Teachers have Ignited a Fire, and It’s Spreading

An update from the West Virginia Industrial Workers of the World about how the spirit of the strike in West Virginia is... Read Full Article

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March 3

How To Support and Spread the West Virginia Teachers’ Strike

What follows is a list of resources about how to spread and build the West Virginia Teachers’ Strike. The teachers strike in... Read Full Article

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February 27

West Virginia: Teachers Rebel as Union Attempts to End Strike

The following press release comes from the West Virginia IWW, and addresses the attempt by union ‘leadership’ and the Democratic Party to... Read Full Article

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February 26

West Virginia: Extend the Strike, Build Long Term Power

What follows is a proposal for how to extend the strike unfolding in West Virginia. To hear our interview with a striking... Read Full Article

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February 16

Anarchist Union Reverses Firings at Port of Barcelona Through Militant Strike

by IWW International Solidarity Commission Dockworkers and members of the CNT, a revolutionary anarchist union in Spain, have won a complete victory... Read Full Article

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February 16

Report Back on Patriot Prayer Counter-Demonstration

The following is a report back from the antifascist mobilization in Seattle on February 10th from a Wobbly in the Seattle IWW.... Read Full Article

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November 10

Industrial Worker: Fall 2017 #1781

Read and Download Here The theme for the Fall 2017 Industrial Worker is “In November We Remember.” For this issue, a number of Wobblies sent... Read Full Article

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September 6

GDC-IWOC Joint Statement on Repression of Juggalos

Fans of the band Insane Clown Posse (ICP), referred to as Juggalos, have been targets of state repression since being designated a... Read Full Article

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August 24

Berkeley, CA: IWW Recycling Workers Walk Off Job Over Unpaid Wages

Workers at Buyback, a recycling centre in Berkeley, have walked off the job this morning after the payment of their wages was... Read Full Article

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August 21

Support the General Defense Committee (GDC) Fund

Donate Here In the last year, we have witnessed the rapid growth of an increasingly violent far-right. They have been emboldened by a government... Read Full Article

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May 4

One Class, One Struggle! Undocumented and Documented Workers Unite on May Day

A Day of Resistance! Today is May Day, or as we in the labor movement call it, International Worker’s Day- a day... Read Full Article

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March 25

IWW Members Stand with Fired Ford CNT Union Organizer in Spain

On Friday, March 24th, Twin Cities IWW members gathered outside the Roseville Ford dealership to stand in solidarity with a fired union... Read Full Article

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February 7

NYC: Ellen’s Stardust Diner IWW Staff Fight Mass Firings and Wage Theft

This past week, servers at the famed Ellen’s Stardust Diner in Midtown were attacked again for organizing a union with the Industrial... Read Full Article

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November 11

Industrial Worker – Fall 2016 #1779

From Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Read and Download Here In November We Remember! In this issue: Nationwide Prison Strike: Incarcerated workers... Read Full Article

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May 30

Maryland I.T. Workers Begin Strike With IWW

From IWW By Benjamin Charles Workers at True Technical Experts LLC (TTX), an IT subcontractor for major retailers, have gone on strike today... Read Full Article

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October 14

Twin Cities IWW wins unpaid wages from local daycare

From Industrial Workers of the World This summer, IWW member Anja was fired from her job at Crocus Hill Academy, a daycare.... Read Full Article

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August 11

Houston IWW Wins Fight Against Wage Theft

From Houston IWW We won!! The fight against Felipe Serna has concluded. Serna wrote a check to Hector, Pancho, and Mauricio which was... Read Full Article

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August 4

Wobblies Fight Wage Theft with Direct Action

From IWW In Seattle at a strip club and at a construction site in Houston, Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) branches... Read Full Article

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