events in Bellingham Washington – Industrial Workers of the World Whatcom-Skagit Branch

May Day in Bellingham

International Workers Day at the New Prospect Theater. Poetry from Victoria McCallum and Carly Haapala, and musicians Lantz Simpson, “nickles”, and Jeffery Slough (Jeffrey Slough Music – EPK). A brief introduction to the IWW by D. Tucker. Admission by donation, pay what you will. Advance tickets here newprospecttheatre.thundertix.com/orders/new?performance_id=3159293

St Jo’s NURSES picket is ON!Tuesday April 22

Nurses at Bellingham’s St.Joseph Hospital rejected management’s “last, best, and final” offer yesterday. It was “pretty insulting” a nurse reported. See the 4/17 post on this website See you on the picket line!

Nurses plan picket at St. Jo’s on April 29

Excerpted from Cascadia Daily News 4-17-2025 [edited for brevity and with comments by IWW]: Nurses plan to picket outside PeaceHealth St. Joseph’sr on Tuesday, April 29, one month after rejecting a proposed contract (follow that link for more on the story- IWW). The picket is on if the hospital and union do not come toContinue reading “Nurses plan picket at St. Jo’s on April 29”

MOVIE NIGHT APRIL 16– SALT OF THE EARTH

Salt of the Earth [1954] is one of the most influential films in US history. It’s a feminist drama based on a 1950 strike by Chicano and white miners in New Mexico. The pro-union film was censored by the House Un-American Activities Committee. The directors and several of the actors were blacklisted by mainstream Hollywood;Continue reading “MOVIE NIGHT APRIL 16– SALT OF THE EARTH”

IWW MOVIE NIGHT WEDNESDAY!

The best solidarity movie ever! We all could use a positive jolt these days, this is it! First film in our movie night series. Third Wednesday of Feb, March, April, May. Review? “I hate this move”- anti-union homophobe; “Best movie ever!” Everyone else.

Picket with Letter Carriers

A good turnout. Lots of honks and waves.

REBEL WORKER MOVIE NIGHTS RETURN TO BELLINGHAM

We revived our ‘Rebel Worker Movie Nights’- public film showings of worker, radical and union oriented films. You can see the list of films with a brief description of each- click the news and events button above. Feel free to share widely!