Industrial Workers of the World

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Industrial Workers of the World

LABOR UNION

Radical labor union, founded June 1905 in Chicago, IL.

Members call themselves "Wobblies."

Official Website:
http://www.iww.org/

Founding Date:
1905

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Roger Baldwin Activist 21-Jan-1884 26-Aug-1981 Founder of the American Civil Liberties Union

Eugene V. Debs Labor Leader 5-Nov-1855 20-Oct-1926 Labor leader ran for President five times

Big Bill Haywood Labor Leader 4-Feb-1869 18-May-1928 Industrial Workers of the World

Joe Hill Labor Leader 7-Oct-1879 19-Nov-1915 Labor leader, convicted of murder

Mother Jones Activist 1-Aug-1837 30-Nov-1930 The grandmother of all agitators

Phil Ochs Singer/Songwriter 19-Dec-1940 9-Apr-1976 50 Phil Ochs fans can't be wrong

Floyd B. Olson Politician 13-Nov-1891 22-Aug-1936 Governor of Minnesota, 1931-36

Lucy Parsons Anarchist 1853 7-Mar-1942 Anarchist labor organizer

Jack Reed Activist 22-Oct-1887 19-Oct-1920 Ten Days That Shook the World

Margaret Sanger Activist 14-Sep-1879 6-Sep-1966 Birth control advocate

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