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jtuck004

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5. Good Book..."Wanted: Men to Fill the Jails of Spokane"

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2015, 09:45 AM

Mar 2015

"Fighting for Free Speech with the Hobo Agitators of the Industrial Workers of the World"

http://www.charleshkerr.com/book/98/

Mother Jones Autobiography contains some accounts of those times as well.

Workers still need to learn to run and control the assets. They were trying to figure out how back then, and we still need to.

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The Wobblies Full Documentary [View all] Ichingcarpenter Mar 2015 OP

Bookmarked. Thanks! (nt) PotatoChip Mar 2015 #1

"radical labor union" ? - Because they wanted decent pay and working conditions? jtuck004 Mar 2015 #2

Turn of century corporations grew more wealthy, Sounds like what is going on with TPP. midnight Mar 2015 #3

I consider myself a member ... jimlup Mar 2015 #4

Good Book..."Wanted: Men to Fill the Jails of Spokane" jtuck004 Mar 2015 #5

The IWW is still around and stronger than ever! Buenaventura Mar 2015 #6

My son is a member of the Denver chapter. mountain grammy Mar 2015 #7

Thank your son from me. Buenaventura Mar 2015 #9

Oh, I thank him all the time for his passion and activism. mountain grammy Mar 2015 #10

Glad to see this, worth watching again.. mountain grammy Mar 2015 #8

Saved for later viewing. 1monster Mar 2015 #11