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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 '''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. | ||
| − | [[Image:Iww-kill.JPG|thumb| | + | [[Image:Iww-kill.JPG|thumb|350px|this 1912 IWW cartoon calls for murdering the capitalists]] |
The IWW remains an icon of the far left, who admire its bitter, often violent opposition to capitalism and its rejection of American ideals. | The IWW remains an icon of the far left, who admire its bitter, often violent opposition to capitalism and its rejection of American ideals. | ||
Revision as of 22:15, 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