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The IWW allowed Black workers to join at a time when they were still excluded from other unions, including the [[American Federation of Labor]]. During a lumber worker [[Strike action|strike]] in 1911 and 1912, half of the strikers were Black. During the 1910s, the IWW carried out strikes of tens of thousands of workers. | The IWW was founded in Chicago in 1905.<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> | ||
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. During the 1910s, the IWW carried out strikes of tens of thousands of workers. | |||
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>{{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> | 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> | ||
Revision as of 20:07, 29 July 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 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 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.[2] During a lumber worker strike in 1911 and 1912, half of the strikers were Black. During the 1910s, the IWW carried out strikes of tens of thousands of workers.
In 1912, the Syndicalist League of North America, led by William Z. Foster, split from the IWW.[3]
The IWW opposed the First World War. In September 1917, IWW headquarters across the country were raided and 2,000 members were arrested.[4] Unlike the AFL, the IWW refused to take a pledge not to strike during the war.[2]
In 1920, the IWW General Executive Board endorsed the Third International.[5]
References
- ↑ Eric Thomas Chester (2014). The Wobblies in their Heyday. ISBN 9781440833021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
- ↑ 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)'.