IWW: **The Denver Organizing Summit**

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Wobs Gather in Denver for the 2026 Organizing Summit and Social On April 25th and 26th, Wobs from cities ranging from Seattle to Boston gathered in Denver, CO for the 2026 Organizing Summit and Social. Hosted by the Denver GMB, the summit was open to Wobblies in good standing who have completed the Organizer Training … Continue reading "The Denver Organizing Summit"

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IWW: **New Print Issue Available!**

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The 2026 Industrial Worker Spring issue is now available for download! Read or print it now at your leisure. This is a 5.5 by 8.5 inch booklet.

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IWW: **Minneapolis is a Union Town**

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The first International Workers Day hinged on the May Day festival and the strike for the eight hour work week, according to activist Lucy Parsons, who was involved in planning the first May Day strike in 1866. But it would only evolve into the holiday it is today after someone threw a bomb at the … Continue reading "Minneapolis is a Union Town"

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IWW: **Facets of Mayday**

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May Day has layers of meaning—some celebratory, others tragic—shaped across centuries. From its origins as a festival of spring and renewal, to its modern incarnation as International Workers’ Day, May Day reflects the aspirations and struggles of generations. It is a celebration of life beyond labor: time for ourselves, for our friends and families, for … Continue reading "Facets of Mayday"

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IWW: **A Response to “Rebuilding the IWW”**

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This editorial is a response to the November 13, 2025 article, “Rebuilding the IWW.“ Why do we need to be connected to the labor left? The fellow worker presents two main reasons: we need to be “relevant” and visible to them, and that we lose good organizers to DSA and other groups. But why be … Continue reading "A Response to “Rebuilding the IWW”"

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IWW: **This is Not a Protest**

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Minneapolis shows us why we should organize at work My first protest as an adult was part of the wave of anti-Iraq War protests across the US in 2003. I was part of a crowd of over 100,000. It felt good to know there were so many of us, that I wasn’t alone in my … Continue reading "This is Not a Protest"

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IWW: **A Spectrum is Haunting the IWW…**

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Too Many Coincidences “In the end, the only people left in the organization were the autistic folks. We held the movement together by taking on all the tasks. But it wasn’t enough…” That is not how I thought Occupy Austin would end. But that is how my coworker Maurice described it, having been at the … Continue reading "A Spectrum is Haunting the IWW…"

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IWW: **Gains**

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Critics of the IWW often point to our lack of contracts and NLRB-certified bargaining units as proof that we don’t make lasting gains. But let’s be clear: their definition of gains is shaped by eighty-five years of state-managed unionism. When “success” means sitting across the table from the boss and the government, the question of … Continue reading "Gains"

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IWW: **Rebuilding the IWW**

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“Today is not June 27th, 1905 [the founding date of the IWW]. The world has moved forward, of course, but for many people in the working class we have moved backward. Our class is less organized. If anything, the present is as much or more like the 1880s than 1905. It’s not 1905. Our present … Continue reading "Rebuilding the IWW"

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