IWW
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- proper noun
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IWW
- By the way, it might interest you to know that I'm a former IWW executive board chairman, and I have been a syndicalist for a very long time.
She had a lover who was an IWW worker.
- She had a lover who was an IWW worker.
Examples
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In Greenwich Village in 1913, Reed met Big Bill Haywood, the famous leader of the Industrial Workers of the World, and got involved in an IWW strike of silk workers in Paterson, New Jersey.
Academic text (2002) -
I was never a member of the IWW, never applied for membership.
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I spent time in the IWW years ago.
Blog text (30) -
Joe: Have you ever heard of the IWW?
Fiction book (2000) -
In the preamble of the IWW constitution, it says...
Blog text (34) -
What does the IWW mean by "Abolition of the Wage System"?
Blog text (26) -
The models provided by the IWW and Spain's CNT are the way to go.
Blog text (27) -
Purdy considers Joe a friend, but knows little about his involvement with the IWW.
Academic text (2000) -
Comrades, as wrong-headed as many of its policies are, the IWW is a revolutionary union and the American federation of labor is not.
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Many workers joined the IWW to fight for their rights in the early 20th century.
Synonyms
A labor union from many countries that fights for workers' rights and the end of capitalism
A former labor union in the United States that wanted to change the economy and help workers
How Widespread
Surface Forms
Etymology
IWW is the initials for Industrial Workers of the World, a union started in 1905; its name literally says 'workers of the world', so think of it as workers joining together across countries. Members were often called 'Wobblies', which helps you remember this international labor group.