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Growth of Unions

Growth of Unions . Part 2. International Workers of the World ( “Wobblies” ). “Big Bill” Haywood of the IWW. Violence was justified to overthrow capitalism. I W W & the Internationale. The Hand That Will Rule the World  One Big Union. Mother Jones: “The Miner’s Angel”. Mary Harris.

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Growth of Unions

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  1. Growth of Unions Part 2

  2. International Workers of the World (“Wobblies”)

  3. “Big Bill” Haywood of theIWW • Violence was justified to overthrow capitalism.

  4. I W W & the Internationale

  5. The Hand That Will Rule the World One Big Union

  6. Mother Jones: “The Miner’s Angel” • Mary Harris. • Organizer for theUnited MineWorkers. • Founded the SocialDemocratic Party in 1898. • One of the founding members of the I. W. W. in 1905.

  7. Lawrence, MA Strike: 1912

  8. The “Bread & Roses” Strike DEMANDS: • 15¢/hr. wage increase. • Double pay for overtime. • No discrimination against strikers. • An end to “speed-up” on the assembly line. • An end to discrimination againstforeign immigrant workers.

  9. Lawrence, MA Strike: 1912

  10. The “Formula” unions + violence + strikes + socialists + immigrants = anarchists

  11. Labor Union Membership

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