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{{Infobox political party|name=Industrial Workers of the World|founded=June 27, 1905|abbreviation=IWW|newspaper=Industrial Worker|membership=11,275|political_line=[[Anarcho-syndicalism]]<br>[[Libertarian socialism]]|website=https://www.iww.org/|logo=IWW logo.png}} | {{Infobox political party|name=Industrial Workers of the World|founded=June 27, 1905|abbreviation=IWW|newspaper=''Industrial Worker''|membership=11,275|political_line=[[Anarcho-syndicalism]]<br>[[Libertarian socialism]]|website=https://www.iww.org/|logo=IWW logo.png}} | ||
The '''Industrial Workers of the World''' ('''IWW''') is an international leftist [[ | The '''Industrial Workers of the World''' ('''IWW''') is an international leftist [[trade union]]. At its peak in 1917, it had 150,000 members.<ref>{{Citation|author=Eric Thomas Chester|year=2014|title=The Wobblies in their Heyday|title-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KBKJBAAAQBAJ&pg=PR12#v=onepage&q&f=false|isbn=9781440833021}}</ref> The IWW began as a [[Socialism|socialist]] organization but later shifted to an [[Anarcho-syndicalism|anarcho-syndicalist]] position. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The IWW was founded in Chicago in 1905.<ref | The IWW was founded in Chicago in June 1905.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Nathalie Hrizi|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=Anarchism’s track record: What is militancy without a winning program?|date=2008-02-01|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/anarchisms-track-record-what-is-militancy-without-a-winning-program/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127183242/https://liberationschool.org/anarchisms-track-record-what-is-militancy-without-a-winning-program/|archive-date=2020-11-27|retrieved=2022-08-28}}</ref> | ||
The IWW allowed Black workers and women to join at a time when they were still excluded from other unions, including the [[American Federation of Labor]].<ref name=":0" /> During a lumber worker [[Strike action|strike]] in 1911 and 1912, half of the strikers were Black | The IWW allowed Black workers and women to join at a time when they were still excluded from other unions, including the [[American Federation of Labor]].<ref name=":0">{{News citation|author=Tom Mackaman|newspaper=[[World Socialist Web Site]]|title=The Wobblies (1979): What the IWW means for the working class today|date=2022-05-25|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/05/26/kezm-m26.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715132458/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/05/26/kezm-m26.html|archive-date=2022-07-15|retrieved=2022-07-29}}</ref> During a lumber worker [[Strike action|strike]] in 1911 and 1912, half of the strikers were Black. | ||
In 1912, the [[Syndicalist League of North America]], led by [[William Z. Foster]], split from the IWW.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Z. Foster|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=https://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=The Heyday of the Socialist Party (1905-1914)|chapter-url=https://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-eight-heyday-of-socialist-party.html}}</ref> | In 1912, the [[Syndicalist League of North America]], led by [[William Z. Foster]], split from the IWW.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|author=William Z. Foster|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=https://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=The Heyday of the Socialist Party (1905-1914)|chapter-url=https://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-eight-heyday-of-socialist-party.html}}</ref> | ||
The IWW opposed the [[First World War]]. In September 1917, IWW headquarters across the country were raided and 2,000 members were arrested.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Z. Foster|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=https://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=World War I: Social-Democratic Betrayal (1914-1918)|chapter-url=https://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-nine-world-war-i-social.html}}</ref> Unlike the AFL, the IWW refused to take a pledge not to strike during the war.<ref name=":0" /> | The IWW opposed the [[First World War]]. In September 1917, IWW headquarters across the country were raided and 2,000 members were arrested.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Z. Foster|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=https://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=World War I: Social-Democratic Betrayal (1914-1918)|chapter-url=https://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-nine-world-war-i-social.html}}</ref> Unlike the AFL, the IWW refused to take a pledge not to strike during the war.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
In 1920, the IWW General Executive Board endorsed the [[Communist International (1919–1943)|Third International]].<ref>{{Citation|author=William Z. Foster|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=https://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=The Formation of the Communist Party (1919-1921)|chapter-url=https://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-twelve-formation-of-communist.html}}</ref> | In 1920, the IWW General Executive Board endorsed the [[Communist International (1919–1943)|Third International]].<ref>{{Citation|author=William Z. Foster|year=1952|title=History of the Communist Party of the United States|title-url=https://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/|chapter=The Formation of the Communist Party (1919-1921)|chapter-url=https://williamzfoster.blogspot.com/2013/01/chapter-twelve-formation-of-communist.html}}</ref> | ||
The IWW declined after the First World War and had only 11 delegates at its 1925 convention.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
== Strikes == | |||
During the 1910s, the IWW carried out strikes of tens of thousands of workers. They led the "Bread and Roses" strike in Massachusetts in 1912, a strike of silk workers in New Jersey in 1913, and a strike of iron miners in Minnesota in 1916.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Trade unions]] | [[Category:Trade unions]] | ||
Revision as of 15:59, 28 August 2022
Industrial Workers of the World | |
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| Abbreviation | IWW |
| Founded | June 27, 1905 |
| Newspaper | Industrial Worker |
| Membership | 11,275 |
| Website | |
| https://www.iww.org/ | |
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is an international leftist trade union. At its peak in 1917, it had 150,000 members.[1] The IWW began as a socialist organization but later shifted to an anarcho-syndicalist position.
History
The IWW was founded in Chicago in June 1905.[2]
The IWW allowed Black workers and women to join at a time when they were still excluded from other unions, including the American Federation of Labor.[3] During a lumber worker strike in 1911 and 1912, half of the strikers were Black.
In 1912, the Syndicalist League of North America, led by William Z. Foster, split from the IWW.[4]
The IWW opposed the First World War. In September 1917, IWW headquarters across the country were raided and 2,000 members were arrested.[5] Unlike the AFL, the IWW refused to take a pledge not to strike during the war.[3]
In 1920, the IWW General Executive Board endorsed the Third International.[6]
The IWW declined after the First World War and had only 11 delegates at its 1925 convention.[4]
Strikes
During the 1910s, the IWW carried out strikes of tens of thousands of workers. They led the "Bread and Roses" strike in Massachusetts in 1912, a strike of silk workers in New Jersey in 1913, and a strike of iron miners in Minnesota in 1916.[4]
References
- ↑ Eric Thomas Chester (2014). The Wobblies in their Heyday. ISBN 9781440833021
- ↑ Nathalie Hrizi (2008-02-01). "Anarchism’s track record: What is militancy without a winning program?" Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tom Mackaman (2022-05-25). "The Wobblies (1979): What the IWW means for the working class today" World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 William Z. Foster (1952). History of the Communist Party of the United States: 'The Heyday of the Socialist Party (1905-1914)'.
- ↑ William Z. Foster (1952). History of the Communist Party of the United States: 'World War I: Social-Democratic Betrayal (1914-1918)'.
- ↑ William Z. Foster (1952). History of the Communist Party of the United States: 'The Formation of the Communist Party (1919-1921)'.