1911 International Socialist mag. Communist IWW Haywood

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If you collect Communist/Socialist items is a GREAT magazine! It is the International Socialist Review with a great cover, with a worker folding his arms and big business/industry in the background. With a story entitled GET READY, by William Haywood. If you are unfimiliar with Haywood, then read on: William Dudley Haywood (February 4, 1869 – May 18, 1928), better known as Big Bill Haywood , was a prominent figure in the American labor movement . Haywood was a leader of the Western Federation of Miners (WFM), a founding member and leader of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and a member of the Executive Committee of the Socialist Party of America . During the first two decades of the 20th century, he was involved in several important labor battles, including the Colorado Labor Wars , the Lawrence textile strike , and other textile strikes in Massachusetts and New Jersey .Haywood was an advocate of industrial unionism ,[ 1] a labor philosophy that favors organizing all workers in an industry under one union, regardless of the specific trade or skill level; this was in contrast to the craft unions that were prevalent at the time, such as the AFL .[ 2] His belief that workers of all ethnicities should be united also clashed with many unions. [3 ] His strong preference for direct action over political tactics alienated him read more

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