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ONE BIG UNION INDUSTRIAL WORKERS of the W O R L D 23 Beverages, and Tobacco Products society within the shell of the old. the of shell the within society of the we the new structure forming are industrially By organizing overthrown. been have shall capitalism when production on carry to also but capitalists, with The army of must production not be only organized, for the everyday struggle wage system.” the of “Abolition watchword, revolutionary the banner our on inscribe must we to all. injury an one to injury an making thus thereof, department any in on is lockout or one in industry, all industries cease if work necessary, whenever a strike or held only by an formed organization in such a way that all its members in any incommonwiththeir employers. class haveinterests aid theemployingclasstomisleadworkersintobeliefthat theworking unions trade the Moreover, wars. wage in another one defeat helping thereby try, indus- same the in workers of set another against pitted be to workers of set one of the employing class. The trade unions foster a power state of affairs ever-growing which allows the with cope to unable unions trade the makes hands fewer the wagesystem,andliveinharmonywithearth. world organize as a class, take possession of the means of production, abolish life. of things good working people, and the who few, make up the employing class, have all the can be no peace so long as hunger and want are found among millions of the ONE BIG UNION you job,contact usat: on nor anIWWdelegate If thereisno IWW officeinyourarea, andjoin theIWW. solidarity, thentakethe nextlogicalstep theorganizationand directthrough actionofworkers in faced bytheworkingclasscanberesolvedthe problems only If youagreewiththeideas expressed inthisbooklet,that It is the historic mission of the working class to do away with capitalism. Instead of the conservative motto, wage “A for fair a work,” day’s fair day’s These conditions can be changed and the interest of the working class up- find that We the centering of the management of industries into fewer and Between these two classes a struggle must go on until the workers of the There common. in nothing have class employing the and class working The Preamble totheConstitutionof Preamble Industrial Workers oftheWorld Industrial Workers Industrial W e-mail: ghq@iww PO Box 23085,Cincinnati, OH45223-3085, USA PO Box 13476• Industr Industrial Workers oftheWorld Industrial Workers e-mail: [email protected] 23085 • Cincinnati, OH 45223– orkers oftheW ial W .org or Philadelphia, PA 19101 Philadelphia, PA k er s of orld theW or ld 3085, USA U INDUSTRIAL WORKERS INDUSTRIAL WORKERS O B OF NION THE NE WO R L D IG OF THE W O R L D 2 ONE BIG UNION Pulp and Paper Mill Workers IU 490: All work- All 480: IU Workers Pottery and Glass tan- in workers All 470: IU Workers Leather Communications, Telecommunications, and Air Workers IU Transport 550: All workers All 540: IU Workers Transportation Municipal IU 530: Workers All work- Motor Transport engaged workers All 520: IU Workers Railroad work- All 510: IU Workers Transport Marine 500 No. COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORTATION OF DEPARTMENT ers. contain- paper and paper pulp, making in workers in pulp and paper mills engaged bricks. and tile pottery, chinaware, glass, producing ers goods, luggage,boots,andshoes. neries and factories producing leather beverages, and tobacco products. ming and networking. computer operations, including program- television, satellite communication and engaged in telephone, telegraph, radio, Computer Workers IU 560: All workers employed inairservice andmaintenance. service.tance transportation workers engaged in municipal, short dis- stations. passenger and around motor freight sheds, and bus in workers All cab. and bus, truck, by gers passen- and freight hauling in engaged ers minals. ter- freight and passenger around and in ers work- All shops. repair and car, comotive, senger transportation. All workers in lo- in long distance railway freight and pas- workers ondocksandinterminals. ers engaged in marine transportation. All INDUSTRIAL WORKERS Sex Trade Workers Sex IU Workers Trade 690: All workers em- work- All 680: IU Workers Service Household 670: IU Workers Service Utility and Municipal General Distribution Workers IU 660: All General, Legal, Public and Interest Financial Work- Service Building and Hotel, Restaurant, in workers All 630: IU Workers Recreational IU 620: All workers in Educational Workers IU Health 610: Service All Workers workers 600 SERVICE No. OFPUBLIC DEPARTMENT lent coercive orpunitivepower). lent coercive able to hire or fire, or possessing equiva- class boss the of agents all (excluding trade use sexuality as the primary tool of their who workers other and actors workers, sex ployed as dancers and models, telephone home. ers engaged in performing services in the highways. nance of cemeteries, parks, streets, and rials. All workers engaged in the mainte- mate- recyclable and salvageable, posable, dis- of refining and collection the in gaged en- workers All services. sewer and water, and supply, maintenance of gas, electric, All workers engaged in the transmission, wholesale andretail. workers in general distribution facilities, industry. other any involve directly not do that institutions and Offices Financial and gaged in General, Legal, Public Interest, Office Workers IU 650: All workers en- workers. lic accommodation. All building pub- service for facilities in workers All 640: IU ers entertainers. All professional recreation. and amusement of places and playgrounds institutions. educational tion services. employed in hospitals and health restora- OF THE W O R L D 23 Floriculture Workers IU 140: All workers in Workers Floriculture fish- in workers All 130: IU Workers Fishery IU 120: All workers in for- Lumber Workers IU110:Allworkerson Agricultural Workers AND FISHERIES 100 No. OFAGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT General Construction Workers IU 310: All 300 No. CONSTRUCTION GENERALOF DEPARTMENT All 230: IU Workers Geothermal and Gas, Oil, en- workers All 220: IU Workers Mine Coal en- workers All 210: IU Workers Mine Metal MINERALS200 No. OFMININGAND DEPARTMENT 22 floral products. floral of Distribution silk. of Cultivation houses. hot- and green- gardens, flower nurseries, hatcheries. fish in Workers sponges. gaged in collecting pearls,en- Workers keepers. bed corals,clam and Oyster and ing pursuits on oceans, lakes and rivers. ing purposes.Barkandsapcollection. preparing wood for fuel and manufactur- erations, in saw and shingle mills, and in ests. All workers engaged in logging op- plantations. and orchards, ranches, farms, railroads, railroads, highways, streets, bridges, sew- docks, of construction in engaged workers products. the of tion distribu- in engaged workers All facilities. processing and refineries fields, fields mal workers engaged in oil, gas, and geother- of coke and briquets. gaged in coal mining and the production stone and other quarries. in workers All works. reduction other and All workers in refineries, smelters, mills, gaged in mining all metals and minerals. ONE BIG UNION List of Industrial Unions Industrial of List Foodstuff Workers Foodstuff IU Workers 460: All workers ex- Printing and Publishing House Workers IU Metal and Machinery Workers IU 440: All Chemical Workers IU 430: all workers en- Furniture Workers IU 420: All workers in Textile and Clothing Workers IU 410: All 400 PRODUCTION No. &GENERAL MANUFACTURE OF DEPARTMENT Building Construction Workers IU 330: All in engaged workers All 320: IU Builders Ship gaged in producing and processing food, cept agricultural and fishery workers, en- printed matter. 450: All workers engaged in producing elry andwatchmakers. jew- makers, Tool instruments. various and engines, automobiles, bicycles, air craft, cars, locomotives, agricultural machinery, the production, repair or maintenance of in engaged workers All etc. plants, minum workers in blast furnaces, steel mills, alu- products. based synthetic fibers, and other chemically-plastics, chemicals, medicines, explosives, gaged in producing drugs, paint, rubber, containers. workers engaged in producing wooden planing mills and furniture factories. All gaged inmanufacturingwearingapparel. en- workers All fibers. synthetic or natural workers engaged in producing cloth from ery ofmaterials. deliv- in and buildings, and houses of tion construc- and erection in engaged workers small harborcraft.Alldrydockworkers. building and repairing ships, boats, and rigation canals and pipelines. ir- viaducts, canals, tunnels, subways, ers, INDUSTRIAL WORKERS INDUSTRIAL WORKERS One BigUnion E IGHTH R EVISED 2 0 0 1 E DITION OF OF THE THE W O R L D W O R L D 3 4 ONE BIG UNION © 2001 INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD THE WORKERS OF INDUSTRIAL © 2001 INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD THE OF WORKERS INDUSTRIAL ALL RIGHTSRESERVED ISBN: 0-917124-09-X ISBN: PUBLISHED BY: PUBLISHED to grow and to be of more service totheir fellowworkersontheirownandotherjobs. andtobeofmore to grow union this for opportunity possible every for watch they that and workers, other to ideas these that they can be even more useful members. 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They Many belong members to of the I.W.W. oflabor. helping tobuildthegoodworldandsolveproblem ing conditions, and democratic grievance procedures, you will also have the satisfaction of work- better wages, higher hours, shorter for fighting are you While organize. workers fellow ofthesolution.Itisupto youtodoyourpart. itisanhonortobepart the problem; of part be to disgrace a is It problem. that to solution the has I.W.W. The good. own its for act 8. What To Do 8. WhatTo A Of its members the I.W.W.
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