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We have developed maps, lists, and charts detailing more than 400 strike actions (and free speech fights) led or supported by the IWW, as recorded in the Industrial Worker, Solidarity, Industrial Union Bulletin, and several non IWW newspapers.
1 sie 2011 · Industrial Workers of the World General Headquarters PO Box 180195, Chicago, IL 60618, USA tel: (773) 728-0996 Email - ghq [at] iww.org Website - tech [at] iww.org
This collection contains photographs and photographic postcards that pertain to the members and activities of the IWW, including meetings, strikes, rallies, raids and funerals. This collection also includes photographs of IWW-related buildings such as union halls.
3 gru 2023 · In late September, a parade led by Carlo Tresca, an IWW leader, marched through Lawrence carrying flags and banners declaring "No God; No Master!". Following this, the mayor encouraged citizens to wear U.S. flags on their lapels as a rebuke. On Columbus Day, a patriotic parade pronouncing "For God and Country!"
The IWW lumber strike of 1917 led to the eight-hour day and vastly improved working conditions in the Pacific Northwest. Though mid-century historians credited the US Government and "forward thinking lumber magnates" for agreeing to such reforms, an IWW strike forced these concessions.
20 paź 2023 · Labor Archives of Washington: A Treasure Trove of IWW History. Within the archives of the Labor Archives of Washington (LAW), numerous manuscript and photograph collections provide a rich repository of materials related to the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
The IWW condemned World War I as a “rich man’s war for poor men to fight,” and encouraged draft evasion, but a wave of wartime patriotism swept the U.S., resulting in widespread disapproval of the Wobblies.
