Fighting for the Working Class!
Amazon Workers in Europe Walk Out
Once again workers at Amazon warehouses in Europe have staged a walkout during one of the company’s busiest times of the year – Black Friday. Workers in Germany struck for 24 hours on Black Friday and in Spain… Read More
What the hell happened in Centralia? AKA The Centralia Tragedy.
The history of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is filled with tragedy, as well as victory. For some reason a lot of these events took place in the month of November and several of them took… Read More
Statement in Support of Just Housing.
Capitalism is not in crisis. It is the crisis. As long as the United States has existed, even before the Revolution, the ruling class has been pushing the narrative that the rich are wealthy by virtue of their own… Read More
Official Tent Cities Come to Olympia
In mid July, the Olympia City Council declared a state of emergency regarding the recent growth of the houseless population in the city, or rather, the growing visibility of houseless people. There are indeed more houseless people in… Read More
Prisoners all across the country go on strike against Slave Labor!
On August 21st, the anniversary of the killing of Black Panther George Jackson, prisoners all over the country went on strike. There are sit-ins, work-stoppages, commissary boycotts, and other actions happening till September 9th, the anniversary of the… Read More
Culinary workers are getting organized!
The Olympia Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World calls on you to join the Union! Only together can we fight for better pay, shorter hours, and a better world! It is we, the workers, who do… Read More
IWOC Endorses National Prison Strike and Pledges Support
Whereas, trusted comrades, collectives, and networks behind the prison walls have convened, called for a “National Prison Strike” from August 21 to Sept 9, 2018, issued a set of demands and guidelines and requested outside support, Whereas, we,… Read More
Interview with Ballentine Palubinsky
DB: How old are you Ballentine? BP: 36 DB: Where did you grow up? BP: I grew up in Las Vegas Nevada, I have been in Olympia for about 4 years now. DB: What was your first job?… Read More
A Worker’s Independence Day
[Note: this was originally published in The Line on July 1st, 2018.] We the Industrial Workers of the World fight for a better tomorrow. We believe “It is the historic mission of the working class to do away… Read More
Donate or Pay dues to the Olympia IWW
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Last Updated: January 23, 2019 by x37pegasus
Bisbee 17 Is a Deceptive Propaganda Movie, Not a Factual Documentary
The Bisbee 17 movie is an attempt to use the documentary format to rewrite history. It is slanted toward “might is right capitalism” and glaringly derogatory in its portrayal of the striking workers. Its slant is very apparent… Read More