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The IWW |
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| The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was a radical
labor union. Formed in 1905, the IWW (nicknamed the Wobblies) did not accept capitalism.
The union wanted to abolish the wage system and create a society where workers would own
and control their factories. In order to overthrow capitalism, the IWW sought to organize
all workers into one big militant union. Organizationally, the IWW tried to organize all
workers in an industry, regardless of their skill or occupation. The union also organized
workers of any race, ethnicity, or gender. In the first few years of its existence, the
IWW concentrated on organizing miners and lumber and agricultural workers in the West. But
by 1912, the union’s attention had been captured by the difficulties experienced by
textile workers in the East. The IWW is perhaps most famous for organizing and leading the
massive textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912. |
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