Wobbly
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- noun
- /ˈwɑːbli/
- They were among the first workers out of the mills, and it was an Italian American who contacted Wobbly Joseph Ettor, asking him on behalf of the strikers for the Industrial Workers of the World.
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- Because they couldn't prove any other single robbery, single Wobblies, Woblies.
Examples
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My father was a writer and editor, a socialist, and a member of the Industrial Workers of the World—a Wobbly.
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Foster, who had been deeply involved in the Steel Strike of 1919 and had been a long-time syndicalist and a Wobbly, had strong bonds with the progressive leaders of the Chicago Federation of Labor and, through them, with the Progressive Party (United States, 1924) and nascent farmer-labor parties.
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While we know that knowledge is powerful, we suspected that nobody used rolled-up copies of the Stumptown Wobbly to commit property damage.
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Because they couldn't prove any other single robbery, single Wobblies, Woblies.
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My grandfather was a proud Wobbly who fought for workers' rights during the early 20th century.
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As a Wobbly, she dedicated her life to advocating for fair labor practices and unionization.
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He described himself as a Wobbly because he believed strongly in the principles of workers' solidarity.
Synonyms
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A person who helps workers get better pay and safer jobs
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Etymology
Wobbly is a nickname for a member of the Industrial Workers of the World, often called the IWW, a union formed in 1905 to bring workers together. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the English word wobble, which means 'to move unsteadily', because one popular story says the nickname came from how 'IWW' sounded or from workers who moved between jobs, and so Wobbly became the name for a union member.