The I.W.W. - Its History, Structure, and Method


Read by P. J. Taylor

(4.7 stars; 42 reviews)

“We must inscribe on our banner the revolutionary watchword, ‘Abolition of the wage system’”

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), members of which are commonly termed "Wobblies," is an international labor union that was founded in 1905. The philosophy and tactics of the IWW are described as "revolutionary industrial unionism," with ties to both socialist and anarchist labor movements. The IWW promotes the concept of "One Big Union," and contends that all workers should be united as a social class to supplant capitalism and wage labor with industrial democracy.

Vincent St. John (1876 – 1929) was an American labor leader and prominent Wobbly, among the most influential radical labor leaders of the 20th century. - Summary by Wikipedia (1 hr 22 min)

Chapters

Part I 58:01 Read by P. J. Taylor
Part II 24:37 Read by P. J. Taylor

Reviews


(5 stars)

P. J. Taylor does a tremendous job with this reading. If I wasn’t already an IWW member I would immediately join up after having listened to this book.

well done


(5 stars)

Very well read. Easily understood.


(5 stars)

Informative book about the history of the IWW. The Narrator did an extraordinary job.


(5 stars)

Excellent reading of a forceful and informative account of the early IWW

good place to start


(5 stars)

iww history 101 well worth it

showed me how wrong I was about unions


(2.5 stars)

As a college educated professional women, I was taught to support unions. After listening to this, I realize that unions a manifestation of the white male patriarchy's desire to put their mark on society. This work was written by a bunch of old white males. The union movement failed to include voices from gender queer nonbinary 2SLGBTQTIA± BIPOCs. How could I have been so wrong about unions. I now realize I must throw my support behind large transnational corporations that colude with governmental organizations to ensure all 2SLBRWTIA± persons are adequately represented on television adds designed to sell drugs I need to survive in the glorious inclusive society

Good context for new (or prospective) union members


(4 stars)