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The '''Industrial Workers of the World''' or '''IWW''' is an [[List of Anarchist Organizations|international trade union]] which aims for the creation of a global society built on [[Workers' Self-Management|workers' self-management]]. It has had strong ties with [[Anarchism|anarchists]] throughout history, mainly [[Anarcho-Syndicalism|anarcho-syndicalists]].

== History ==
''See Also: [[Timeline of the IWW]]''

The IWW was founded in 1905 by a congress of socialists, anarchists and communists in order to create an international union for all workers in order to create a non-capitalist society. It led several major strikes in the 1900s, 1910s and the 1920s, before a major split ruptured the group. Although the group led more strikes, it slowly declined in influence until only having a few hundred members and was nearing extinction. It regained influence in the 1960s, and has been slowly growing since, with a large wave boost of support in 2010s.

== Branches ==

=== Australia ===
The IWW has branches in Melbourne and Brisbane.

=== Austria ===

=== Belgium ===

=== Canada ===

=== Germany ===

=== Greece ===

=== Iceland ===

=== Ireland ===

=== New Zealand ===
Auckland

Wellington (No longer)

=== Switzerland ===

=== United Kingdom ===

=== USA ===
Chicago, Illinois

== Notable Members ==

=== A ===
* [[Adolph Lessig]]
* [[Agnes Inglis]]
* [[Albert Goldman]]
* [[Albert Weisbord]]
* [[Allen Ginsberg]]
* [[A.M. Stirton]]
* [[Amelia Milka Sablich]]
* [[Ammon Hennacy]]
* [[Andrej Grubačić]]
* [[Andy Irvine]]
* [[Anna LoPizzo]]
* [[Anna Louise Strong]]
* [[Anne Feeney]]
* [[Arne Swabeck]]
* [[Arthur Caron]]
* [[Arthur E. Reimer]]
* [[Arthur Kylander]]
* [[Arthur "Slim" Evans]]
* [[Arturo Giovannitti]]
* [[A.S. Embree]]

=== B ===
* [[Becky Edelsohn]]
* [[Ben Fletcher]]
* [[Ben H. Williams]]
* [[Bessie Braddock]]
* [[Big Bill Haywood]]

=== C ===
* [[Carl Cowl]]
* [[Carl Paivio]]
* [[Carl Sandburg]]
* [[Carl Skoglund]]
* [[Carlo Tresca]]
* [[Carlos Cortez]]
* [[Carmela Teoli]]
* [[Caroline Nelson]]
* [[Carolyn Leckie]]
* [[Charles Ashleigh]]
* [[Charles Lahr]]
* [[Charles Lapworth]]
* [[Charles Moyer]]
* [[Charles Radcliffe]]
* [[Chummy Fleming]]
* [[Claude McKay]]

=== D ===
* [[Dale Allen Pfeiffer]]
* [[Dan George]]
* [[Daniel De Leon]]
* [[Darryl Cherney]]
* [[Dave Van Ronk]]
* [[David C. Coates]]
* [[David Dellinger]]
* [[David Graeber]]
* [[David John Douglass]]
* [[David Rovics]]
* [[Deke Nihilson]]
* [[Denis Rancourt]]
* [[Donald Grant]]
* [[Dorothy Day]]
* [[Dylan Miner]]

=== E ===
* [[Earl Browder]]
* [[Eddie Collins]]
* [[Edmondo Rossoni]]
* [[Elizabeth Gurley Flynn]]
* [[Elmer Allison]]
* [[Emcee Lynx]]
* [[Emil Herman]]
* [[Emma F. Langdon]]
* [[Eric Chester]]
* [[Erling Falk]]
* [[Ernest Riebe]]
* [[Ernie Judd]]
* [[Eugene Dennis]]
* [[Eugene Lyons]]
* [[Eugene Nelson]]
* [[Eugene O'Neill]]
* [[Eugene V. Debs]]

=== F ===
* [[Faith Petric]]
* [[Floyd B. Olson]]
* [[Frank H. Little]]
* [[Frank Tannenbaum]]
* [[Frank Teruggi]]
* [[Franklin Rosemont]]
* [[Frederick Wedge]]
* [[Fredy Perlman]]
* [[Fritz Wolffheim]]

=== G ===
* [[Gary Snyder]]
* [[George Hardy]]
* [[George Garrett]]
* [[George Swasey]]
* [[Goebel Reeves]]
* [[Gunnar Soderberg]]

=== H ===
* [[Haim Kantorovitch]]
* [[Har Dayal]]
* [[Harold Lord Varney]]
* [[Harrison George]]
* [[Harry Bridges]]
* [[Harry Hay]]
* [[Harry Hooton]]
* [[Harry McClintock]]
* [[Harvey O'Connor]]
* [[Helen Keller]]
* [[Hiski Salomaa]]
* [[Horace Hawkins]]
* [[Hubert Harrison]]

=== J ===
* [[Jack Leckie]]
* [[Jack Sheridan]]
* [[James Connolly]]
* [[James H. Walsh]]
* [[James Kelly Cole]]
* [[James Kessack]]
* [[James Larkin]]
* [[James P. Cannon]]
* [[James Peter Warbasse]]
* [[Jay Fox]]
* [[Jeff Monson]]
* [[Jim Thompson]]
* [[Joe Capilano]]
* [[Joe Hill]]
* [[Joffre Stewart]]
* [[Johan Nygaardsvold]]
* [[John J. Ballam]]
* [[John Lavin]]
* [[John Reed]]
* [[Joseph James Ettor]]
* [[Judi Bari]]

=== K ===
* [[Karl Hess]]
* [[Kenneth Rexroth]]
* [[Kurt Gustav Wilckens]]

=== L ===
* [[Lawrence Storione]]
* [[Lee J. Carter]]
* [[Lesbia Harford]]
* [[Leslie Fish]]
* [[Lewis Shiner]]
* [[Liam O'Flaherty]]
* [[Lillian Mary Harris]]
* [[Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin]]
* [[Lucy Parsons]]
* [[Ludwig Lore]]

=== M ===
* [[Manuel Rojas]]
* [[Margaret Sanger]]
* [[Marius Mason]]
* [[Marie Equi]]
* [[Mark Leier]]
* [[Martin Abern]]
* [[Mary Harris Jones]]
* [[Mary Inman]]
* [[Mary Kenney O'Sullivan]]
* [[Mary Marcy]]
* [[Matilda Robbins]]
* [[Maurice Becker]]
* [[Montague Miller]]
* [[Morris Sigman]]

=== N ===
* [[Nicolaas Steelink]]
* [[Niilo Wälläri]]
* [[Noam Chomsky]]

=== O ===
* [[Oscar Neebe]]
* [[Otis Gibbs]]

=== P ===
* [[Pat Mackie]]
* [[Patrick L. Quinlan]]
* [[Patrick Read]]
* [[Paul Mattick]]
* [[Penelope Rosemont]]
* [[Peter Bowling]]
* [[Philip Josephs]]
* [[Philip Taft]]
* [[Philip Vera Cruz]]

=== R ===
* [[Rafi Sharif Bey]]
* [[Ralph Chaplin]]
* [[Ricardo Flores Magón]]
* [[Richard Beech]]
* [[Roddy Connolly]]
* [[Roger Nash Baldwin]]
* [[Rory Ellinger]]
* [[Rosie Kane]]
* [[R.M. Fox]]

=== S ===
* [[Sam Dolgoff]]
* [[Samuel Hammersmark]]
* [[Scott Nearing]]
* [[Slim Brundage]]
* [[Staughton Lynd]]
* [[Steve Ongerth]]

=== T ===
* [[Tabitha Fringe Chase]]
* [[T-Bone Slim]]
* [[Thomas J. Hagerty]]
* [[Thomas Mooney]]
* [[Tom Barker]]
* [[Tom Maidhc O'Flaherty]]
* [[Tom Morello]]

=== U ===
* [[Utah Phillips]]

=== V ===
* [[Vere Gordon Childe]]
* [[Vern Smith]]
* [[Vincent R. Dunne]]
* [[Vincent Saint John]]
* [[Virgilia D'Andrea]]

=== W ===
* [[Wesley Everest]]
* [[Woody Guthrie]]
* [[William Chomsky]]
* [[William E. Trautmann]]
* [[William Gropper]]
* [[William O. Douglas]]
* [[William Robert Pearmain]]
* [[William Z. Foster]]
* [[Wyndham Mortimer]]
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