The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is a union of wage workers which was formed in Chicago in 1905 by militant unionists and their supporters due to anger over the conservatism, philosophy, and craft-based structure of the American Federation of Labor (AFL).

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), whose members are nicknamed "Wobblies", is an international labor union founded in Chicago, United States in 1905. The nickname's origin is uncertain. [5]

The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 to 1955.

The IWW planted the idea of industrial unionism deeply in the politics of the US labor movement, paving the way for the industrial union drives of the CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) in the 1930s.

Apr 29, 2024 · The repression of the left-wing unions — that is, the IWW, the CPUSA-led CIO unions, and the CPC-led CIO unions — was due to their effectiveness as labor organizations that threatened the prerogatives of capital.

Here we explore the history and geography of the CIO unions from 1935 through the end of the 1940s with maps and membership data showing the growth and in some cases decline of key CIO unions: United Auto Workers (UAW), United Electrical Workers (UE), International Ladies Garment Workers (ILGWU), Amalgamated Clothing Workers (ACWA ...

Nov 9, 2015 · Its advocacy for industrial unionism echoed the philosophy of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), founded in 1905. Both the CIO and the AFL grew rapidly during the Great Depression.

The CIO movement, at its present stage of development, is only a small down payment on the demands presented to the future by the pioneers who assembled at the 1905 Convention to start the IWW on its way.

Mar 6, 2025 · Founded in 1905, the IWW emerged as a revolutionary union that sought to unite workers across industries, races, and nationalities under a single banner. Its mission was clear: to dismantle the capitalist system that exploited labor and replace it …

As an industrial union, the IWW in its heyday led some memorable battles on the economic field, and set a pattern of organization and militant strike strategy for the later great struggles to build the CIO.