2007
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(2007) Workers Power column #6: “Goals. Strategy. Tactics” by J. Pierce
A piece by J. Pierce advocating a way of thinking about union organizing. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker (October 2007) First, we dream up our goals. Our ultimate goals are visionary and they inspire us. Our intermediate goals are the stepping stones that create the conditions for us to achieve our vision. Then there… Continue reading
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(2007) Workers Power column #5: “Who Can Say?” by Colin Bossen
A short piece by Colin Bossen about how he encouraged someone to continue workplace organizing, despite hitting setbacks. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker (September 2007). Recently I received a call from Seth, someone I have been advising on how to organize a union for his workplace. Seth has been diligently slogging away for months,… Continue reading
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(2007) Workers Power column #4: “Solidarity unions must be more than paper tigers” by Todd Hamilton
An article by Todd Hamilton that elaborates on the IWW’s conception of ‘solidarity unionism’. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker (August 2007) Simply put solidarity unionism is organizing collectively (or as a group of workers) to directly implement our desires whether that’s in the workplace, industry, or economy. It is simple, but the practice has… Continue reading
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(2007) Workers Power column #3: “Confidence and Solidarity” by Nate Hawthorne
A follow-up by Nate Hawthorne to ‘What kind of solidarity forever?‘ which claims that activism wins out over workplace organizing due to lack of confidence. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker (July 2007) In my last Workers Power submission in June I talked about what I called solidarity unionism and solidarity activism. Solidarity activism is… Continue reading
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(2007) Workers Power column #2: “What Kind Of Solidarity Forever?” by Nate Hawthorne
A piece by Nate Hawthorne exploring how organizing on the shopfloor and activism outside the shopfloor are different and how they compliment each other. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker (June 2007). There are two versions of solidarity activity: solidarity unionism and solidarity activism. Solidarity unionism means exercising our power on the job. We organize… Continue reading
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(2007) Workers Power column #1: “Wherefore Art Thou Supervisor?” by J. Pierce
J.Pierce talks about the time they refused a supervisor position at a recycling center in order to create unity among his fellow workers. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker (May 2007). This month we introduce a new monthly column that will feature reflections on IWW organizing and movement building and be a collective space to… Continue reading
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(2007) “Introducing the CNT(-F)”
The text from a pamphlet of the French revolutionary syndicalist union CNT-F, translated by someone working with the IWW’s International Solidarity Committee. Originally appeared on iww.org on January 23, 2007. Working and surviving on the border of France, I soon enough came into contact with the French CNT. I took part in some of their… Continue reading
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(2007) “Ben Fletcher, Local 8, and Me” by Peter Cole
An article by author Peter Cole about his fascination with the historical IWW’s storied ‘Local 8’. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker (November 2007). I wanted Local 8 to exist before I knew it did. When I was an undergraduate, I knew I wanted to be a historian before I knew what aspect of United… Continue reading
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(2007) “Review: Local 8 shows interracial unionism key to victory” by Matt White
A review by Matt White of Peter Cole’s book, Wobblies on the Waterfront: Interracial Unionism in Progressive- Era Philadelphia. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker (December 2007/January 2008) Peter Cole, Wobblies on the Waterfront: Interracial Unionism in Progressive- Era Philadelphia, University of Illinois Press: Urbana and Chicago:July 2007, 227 pages, , hardbound, cost $40. Peter… Continue reading
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(2007) “Chicago Couriers Union: a lesson for IWW solidarity union organizers” by Colin Bossen
An in-depth article by Colin Bossen, about the IWW affiliated Chicago Couriers Union, which modeled itself off of a conception of ‘solidarity unionism’. Originally appeared in the Industrial Worker (August 2007) IWW member Colin Bossen delivered a talk on the IWW’s Chicago Couriers Union at the Provisions Library in Washington, DC on June 8. The… Continue reading
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