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The '''Industrial Workers of the World''' (IWW), nicknamed the "Wobblies"  was a [[labor union]] founded in 1905 under their strong and communist leader who is also militant, William ("Big Bill") Haywood. 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 tiny remnant still exists.
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The '''Industrial Workers of the World''' (IWW), nicknamed the "Wobblies"  was a far-left violent [[labor union]] in the United States and canada. It was founded in 1905 by William ("Big Bill") Haywood. Its goals were to create "one big union" and destroy capitalism. It practiced dual unionism, which undercut the established untions like the [[AFL]] unions. They in turn worked to destroy the IWW.
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The IWW never had a large following, making its greatest impact in a failed textile strike in lawrence, massachusetts in 1912.  Ot was strongest among lumberjacks in the far west. In World War I it tried to sabotage the war effort. All leading Wobblies were arrested by the [[Woodrow Wilson|Wilson Adminsitration]] under the [[Sedition Act of 1918]] and went to prison. The union collapsed, but a tiny remnant still exists.
  
 
[[Image:Iww-kill.JPG|thumb|350px|this 1912 IWW cartoon calls for murdering the capitalists]]
 
[[Image:Iww-kill.JPG|thumb|350px|this 1912 IWW cartoon calls for murdering the capitalists]]

Revision as of 18:22, May 29, 2009

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), nicknamed the "Wobblies" was a far-left violent labor union in the United States and canada. It was founded in 1905 by William ("Big Bill") Haywood. Its goals were to create "one big union" and destroy capitalism. It practiced dual unionism, which undercut the established untions like the AFL unions. They in turn worked to destroy the IWW.

The IWW never had a large following, making its greatest impact in a failed textile strike in lawrence, massachusetts in 1912. Ot was strongest among lumberjacks in the far west. In World War I it tried to sabotage the war effort. All leading Wobblies were arrested by the Wilson Adminsitration under the Sedition Act of 1918 and went to prison. The union collapsed, but a tiny remnant still exists.

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.

Further reading

  • Dubofsky, Melvyn. We Shall Be All: A History of the Industrial Workers of the World (abridged ed. 2000) excerpt and text search

External links

References

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