Below is a collection of IWW documents ranging from the present day all the way back to the union’s founding. Reading these can give you a sense of what our union is about, what our history is, and how we are similar to and different from other unions you may know.
- The ABC’s of Revolutionary Unionism by F. N. Brill
- Charles Scontras’ History of the IWW in Maine
- Direct Action by Paul Bouget (1909)
- The General Strike by Bill Haywood (1911)
- The General Strike by Ralph Chaplin (1933)
- Industrial Workers of the World – What Everyone Should Know
- The IWW and The Industrial Union Movement in America
- The IWW: Its History, Structure, and Methods by Vincent St. John (1917)
- The IWW Versus the KKK in Maine (Historical Press Clippings)
- The Kids’ Annotated Preamble
- One Big Union
- Preamble, Constitution, and General Bylaws of the Industrial Workers of the World
- Preamble to the IWW Constitution
- A Quiz on You and the Arms Race
- The Role of the Dual Carder in the IWW by Joshua Freeze
- Think It Over
- Weakening the Dam
- You Are the Union: Membership in the IWW