On this day, 27 June 1905, the revolutionary union the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was founded in the United States. One of the first multiracial unions in the country, the IWW advocated all workers uniting into one big union and taking control of society. It organised large swathes of previously unorganised workers in the US, and won big improvements for hundreds of thousands of workers, facing savage repression from employers, with many organisers beaten, jailed and murdered. It also spread to other countries including Chile and South Africa. It still exists today, although much smaller than it was, and its members are active in many organising projects.
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