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| − | The '''Industrial Workers of the World''' (IWW) | + | 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. | ||
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| + | ==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] | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [http://www.iww.org/en/culture IWW homepage] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Labor Unions]] | [[Category:Labor Unions]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Progressive Era]] | ||
| + | [[category:Socialism]] | ||
Revision as of 21:50, January 17, 2009
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) excerpt and text search