Industrial Workers of the World

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The Industrial Workers of the World is a radical, international labor union founded in 1905 that advocates industrial unionism and direct action to unite all workers across trades and skill levels.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Industrial Workers of the World canonical 17
IWW 1
Wobblies 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international organization
labor union
radical labor organization
trade union
advocates class struggle
direct action
alternativeName Industrial Workers of the World
surface form: Wobblies
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
excludes employers
law enforcement officers
prison guards
focus class-wide organization rather than craft-based organization
founded 1905
foundingLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States
goal to abolish the wage system
to organize all workers into one big union
to unite workers across trades and skill levels
hasNotableMember Big Bill Haywood
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Eugene V. Debs
headquartersLocation Chicago, Illinois, United States
historicalRole major radical union in the United States before World War I
ideology industrial unionism
revolutionary unionism
syndicalism
influenced later syndicalist and radical labor movements
language English
membershipPolicy open to all workers
method sabotage (in the sense of slowdowns and non-cooperation)
solidarity strikes
motto An injury to one is an injury to all
notableActivity free speech fights in the early 20th century
labor strikes in mining, lumber, and agriculture
organizing unskilled and migrant workers
notablePeriod early 20th century
opposes capitalism
organizationalPrinciple democratic control by rank-and-file members
organizationalStructure industrial union
politicalPosition left-wing
publishes Industrial Worker
regionServed Australia
Europe
North America
scope international
shortName Industrial Workers of the World self-linksurface differs
surface form: IWW
slogan One Big Union
symbol black cat (sabo-tabby)
globe logo with IWW initials
typeOfUnionism industrial unionism
uses industrial union structure instead of craft union structure

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Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bread and Roses Strike mainOrganiser Industrial Workers of the World
Lucy Parsons coFounderOf Industrial Workers of the World
William Z. Foster memberOf Industrial Workers of the World
Eugene V. Debs memberOf Industrial Workers of the World
Helen Keller memberOf Industrial Workers of the World
Dave Van Ronk memberOf Industrial Workers of the World
Big Bill Haywood memberOf Industrial Workers of the World
Lawrence strike organizedBy Industrial Workers of the World
Lawrence strike keyOrganization Industrial Workers of the World
Lawrence strike involvedUnion Industrial Workers of the World
Industrial Workers of the World shortName Industrial Workers of the World self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: IWW
Industrial Workers of the World alternativeName Industrial Workers of the World
this entity surface form: Wobblies
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn memberOf Industrial Workers of the World
Anna LoPizzo associatedWith Industrial Workers of the World
Lucy Waller associatedWithOrganization Industrial Workers of the World
subject surface form: Lucy Parsons
Joseph Ettor memberOf Industrial Workers of the World
American labor movement hasOrganization Industrial Workers of the World
Arturo Giovannitti affiliation Industrial Workers of the World
James P. Cannon wasMemberOf Industrial Workers of the World