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Industrial Workers of the World   /ɪndˈəstriəl wˈərkərz əv ðə wərld/   Listen
Industrial Workers of the World

noun
1.
A former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I.  Synonyms: I.W.W., IWW.





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... of life is also felt in this country, through the formation of the "Industrial Workers of the World." It awakens the hope of a transformation of the present trade-union methods. In their present form they serve the money powers more than the ...
— Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 1, March 1906 • Various


Words linked to "Industrial Workers of the World" :   labor union, trades union, trade union movement, labor movement, union, brotherhood, labor, trade union, IWW


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