Labor History – Industrial Workers of the World Whatcom-Skagit Branch

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”

MOVIE NIGHT TONIGHT! LABOR WARS OF THE NORTHWEST

Inslee refuses to pardon IWW union men in 100-year-old Centralia murder case

January 10, 2025 Washington Governor Jay Inslee has refused to pardon eight Centralia, Washington union men convicted in a controversial murder case following the 1919 Centralia Tragedy. The men, members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), were convicted in 1920 “…in a trial thatContinue reading “Inslee refuses to pardon IWW union men in 100-year-old Centralia murder case”

Two Union Films at Pickford Film Center, Bellingham

Union, and The Day Iceland Stood Still. Union is about organizing at Amazon warehouses and the malicious response of the company we all love to hate. It will be shown at the Pickford on Friday October 25 at 5:35. Whatcom-Skagit IWW will have a literature table in the lobby prior to the film, so comeContinue reading “Two Union Films at Pickford Film Center, Bellingham”

IWW Events in Bellingham

Have you read the novel Cold Millions by Jess Walter? It is set in Spokane during the 1909 IWW Free Speech fight. The book is the Whatcom County Library’s selection for this winter. It is a national bestseller and: “A Best Book of the Year: Bloomberg | Boston Globe | Chicago Public Library | Chicago Tribune | Esquire | Kirkus | New York Public Library | NewContinue reading “IWW Events in Bellingham”

Contribute to the IWW Monument in Centralia, WA

Friends and Fellow Workers! Contribute to our GoFundMe here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/centralia-iww-monument-fund The IWW is purchasing and installing a monument in Centralia, Washington to commemorate and honor the Wobblies who died or were imprisoned following the ‘Centralia Tragedy’ of November 11, 1919. On that day, the IWW union hall was attacked for the second time by aContinue reading “Contribute to the IWW Monument in Centralia, WA”

Wobblies hold Everett Massacre commemoration on November 5th

Several Fellow Workers from our branch traveled to Everett last Saturday to commemorate the November 5, 1916 EVERETT MASSACRE. We gathered with Wobs from Everett and Tacoma on the old brick pavement under the railroad trestle at the foot of Hewitt Avenue to tie 12 wreaths to the chain link fence. The wreaths are inContinue reading “Wobblies hold Everett Massacre commemoration on November 5th”