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by FW Noah In the United States and many other countries, there are labor days that celebrate the working class contributions to the economy, the infrastructure, and the nation as a whole. While many of these holidays give great praise and pomp towards working class people, they often overlook the history that led up to the foundation of such celebrations, and what the foundations were really laid upon.

by Whatcom Wob Several carloads of Bellingham IWW members went down to RoozenGaard Tulip fields in Skagit County on Wednesday, March 23 to support the sudden strike. . .

In this month's "News of the Weird," Bloomberg L.P. is funding. . . labor organizing? Why? What gives?

by H.T. My fellow workers, I would like to share some music with you. . .

An interview with FW Constance, a Seattle organizer.

A Seattle Worker Q&A with the chair of the IWW's Organizing Department Board and a member of the Education Department Board.

by Murray Cooper Amazon has grown dramatically during the pandemic. It has added 425,000 new employees, plus an additional 500,000 drivers on contract. It has raked in over 21 billion dollars in profit. It has extended its online retail empire with well over 100 new distribution centers around the world. And it has strengthened its … Continue reading Amazon Workers Resist

Editor’s note: I’d been a member of the IWW for a while, but I didn’t really know what that meant until the 2011 Wobbly Campout, held at Belfair State Park. After a weekend of laid-back conversations with fellow workers across the Pacific Northwest, I interviewed Fellow Worker D.J. to get the inside scoop. Ed: What’s … Continue reading Who Are the Wobblies?

Fellow worker, fearless activist, and intrepid legal assistant Karen Weill passed away on March 10th 2020, after a months-long battle with cancer. She died peacefully with her beloved husband Larry Hildes at her side, as he had been every day throughout her long illness. Within the IWW, she helped charter the Whatcom-Skagit branch. In the … Continue reading Remembering Karen Weill

A brief biography of Stumpy Payne, one of the foremost IWW self-taught intellectuals and authors.