Industrial Workers of the World

A new iww.org is here

anonymous — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 00:11:00 +0000

In anticipation of the redesigned iww.org which launched in early May, 2020, the former website has been archived here at archive.iww.org.

Dynamic features on this archived version of the old website have been disabled, such as contact forms.

You can search the archive using the following:

Solidarity,
IWW.org Administration Committee

The IWW Is Committed To Supporting Our Members During COVID-19

364939 — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:09:27 +0000

Fellow Workers,

As cities and industries shut down due to the COVID-19 spread, the IWW is continuing to assist our fellow workers, whether they are classified as essential employees or if they are furloughed and unemployed. The work of the union continues and our Organizing Department is continuing to provide assistance to campaigns across North America in these times.

IWW COVID-19 Resources (US & Canada)

anonymous — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 07:49:28 +0000

Resources for US IWW Members

Recommendations for “Essential” Workers

States vary depending on which businesses and work sites are considered “essential” and must remain open, and which are considered “non-essential” and are either closed or moved to virtual settings. Check with your state’s guidelines here.

Essential workers are defined broadly as workers who must continue to report to work and maintain open hours for business due to their significant nature in aiding the community (e.g., health care, grocery, gas stations).

All essential workers are significantly more likely to be exposed to COVID-19 due to their frequent contact with others. As a result, any IWW member who is deemed an essential worker should work with their organizing committee or, in cases where none exists, agitate amongst their fellow workers to ensure they have the following:

Solidarity with Evolution Gaming workers in Georgia

x361145 — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 20:49:46 +0000

From July 30 to August 3, a group of workers at Evolution Gaming in Georgia went on strike to request higher wages and the rehiring of their fellow workers who have been fired due to their union activities.

Evolution Gaming is a company that provides business to business online casino services. They are in operation in Latvia, Malta, Georgia, Romania, Canada and England and have an approximate staff count worldwide of 6000 people. Their most recent production hub opened in Tbilisi, Georgia in 2018.

Some of the workers at Evolution Gaming are paid as low as GEL400 (US$137) per month which is not even half of the average salary in Tbilisi. Due to those poor working conditions, workers have decided to organize and request a better salary. For over a month, the workers have brought their request forward. Just before the strike, which lasted from July 30th to August 3rd, workers were fired, the employer cited old disciplinary violations to justify the blatantly anti union and anti worker firings. The company has also refused any intervention in the conflict from the Evolution Trade Union which is currently representing workers in the Evolution Gaming Latvian offices, refusing to allow “union interference” in this work conflict.

The workers in the Georgian office of Evolution Gaming are now back to work, but their struggle is not over. They still are underpaid and their fellow workers were still fired in a union busting effort. The acts of Evolution Gaming are a clear attack on unions, workers and the right to collective bargaining. The North American Regional Administration of the Industrial Workers of the World stand in complete solidarity with the brave workers in Georgia who have decided to take their lives into their own hands and fight their greedy employers for better working conditions. Only in fighting together on our workplaces, in our industries and across borders can we hope to strengthen the rights of workers worldwide and truly empower the working class.

Video of the strikers : https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=719356908486364

Solidarity in this necessary and hard fight,
International Solidarity Commission,
North American Regional Administration,
Industrial Workers of the World

The summer issues of Industrial Worker and Solidaridad are here!!!

anonymous — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 14:53:54 +0000

Check out the summer issues of the Industrial Worker and Solidaridad. There's lots of good stuff in here, including: reportbacks from our summer organizing assemblies, advice about building your branch, and a primer on contemporary anti-union ideology, plus a bunch more.
Let us know what you think and be sure to visit our website: industrialworker.iww.org

The Spring 2019 issue of IW is out!

anonymous — Fri, 31 May 2019 18:13:41 +0000

Get the newest copy of the official publication of the IWW! Members will find it in their inbox but it looks even better in print! Contact your nearest bookshop, branch, or local, or email [email protected] to get a copy