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Industrial Workers of the World (view source)
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The '''Industrial Workers of the World''' (IWW) is a [[labor union]] founded in 1905<ref>http://www.iww.org/en/culture</ref>. The stated goals of the IWW are to create "one big union". The IWW has never had a large following, but held considerable sway in industries before the [[First World War]]. Many IWW's were arrested under the [[Sedition Act of 1918]].
The '''Industrial Workers of the World''' (IWW), nicknamed the "Wobblies" was a [[labor union]] founded in 1905. The stated goals of the IWW are to create "one big union". The IWW has never had a large following, but held considerable sway in industries before the [[First World War]]. Many IWW's were arrested under the [[Sedition Act of 1918]] and the union collapsed, but a tint remnant still exists.
The IWW remains an icon of the far left, who admire its bitter, often violent opposition to capitalism and its rejection of American ideals.
==Further reading==
* Dubofsky, Melvyn. ''We Shall Be All: A History of the Industrial Workers of the World'' (abridged ed. 2000) [http://www.amazon.com/We-Shall-Be-All-Industrial/dp/0252069056/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232228839&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search]
==External links==
* [http://www.iww.org/en/culture IWW homepage]
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