I was recently leafing thru a book I own entitled "Images of American Radicalism". The book includes some rarely seen pictures and art that embody the stuggle of the American worker thoughout history (which is a peroid very much overlooked in our high school textbooks). I found the artwork of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) to be particularly facinating. So I thought I'd post some of those images here for shits and giggles.
My apologies if this doesn't interest you non-union loving folk!
The
Industrial Workers of the World (
IWW or the
Wobblies) is an international
union headquartered in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
USA, having much in common with
anarcho-syndicalist unions, but also many differences. It contends that all workers should be united within a single union as a class and the wage system abolished. At its peak in 1923 the organization claimed some 100,000 members in good standing, and could marshall the support of perhaps 300,000 workers. Its membership declined dramatically after a 1924 split brought on by internal conflict and government repression. Today it numbers about 1,000 members world-wide, but with a recent renewal of organizing activity membership appears to be rising again.
Now that's some radical shit if I do say so myself!