Industrial Workers of the World

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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.

Notable Members

• Arthur Caron
• Bessie Braddock
• Charles Ashleigh
• David Graeber
• David Rovics
• Earl Browder
• Elmer Allison
• Harry Bridges
• Hellen Keller
• James P. Cannon
• Joe Capilano
• Joe Hill
• John J. Ballam
• Judi Bari
• Lee J. Carter
• Lucy Parsons
• Martin Abern
• Maurice Becker
• Noam Chomsky
• Peter Bowling
• Ralph Chaplin
• Richard Beech
• Roger Nash Baldwin
• Slim Brundage
• Tabitha Chase
• Tom Barker