After two years of bad-faith bargaining by bosses, the IWW-organized workers at Berkeley retail salvager Urban Ore began a strike last week. The workers began solidarity union organizing in 2021, and in 2023 voted to join IWW for greater support and organizational structure. Wages are the principal issue. Urban Ore is somewhat similar to Bellingham’sContinue reading “IWW strike continues in Bay Area”
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IWW organizes in Cyprus
As promised a couple days ago- IWW members in Cyprus have been organizing lately. Visit their website. Go there to read about a strike in an IWW-organized digital media company, Optilink, and contribute to their strike fund. Our Cypriot Fellow Workers are a Regional Organizing Committee within WISERA- the Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England RegionalContinue reading “IWW organizes in Cyprus”
No NLRB? No Problem
by x364181 This article appeared in the February 7, 2025 issue of IWW’s Industrial Worker, our union’s official online news and opinion site. Subscribe for free here. art by x364181. Last week Trump fired two members of the National Labor Relations Board, leaving the body without quorum and the ability to process cases. Many unionsContinue reading “No NLRB? No Problem”
MAURY FOISY- FAREWELL FELLOW WORKER
By Dave Tucker, IWW Maury Foisy of Bellingham died January 21 age 88. Maury was a charter member of the old Bellingham Branch back in the 1980s and paid his IWW dues for a good 20 years, long after that first reincarnation of the IWW faded away in the 1990s. His obituary was in Friday’sContinue reading “MAURY FOISY- FAREWELL FELLOW WORKER”
PEETS COFFEE TRIES TO BUST IWW UNION
Baristas in the Peet’s Coffee chain have been organizing into IWW’s Peet’s Labor Union for several years. In 2023, workers at three Peet’s stores in Berkeley and Oakland decided to organize with the IWW. In 2024, workers at the 4th Street store in Berkeley and at the NE Broadway store in Portland joined the IWW.Continue reading “PEETS COFFEE TRIES TO BUST IWW UNION”
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!
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”
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”
Subscribe to IWW media- Seattle Worker and Industrial Worker
The Seattle Worker is the bimonthly newsletter of the Seattle IWW. Seattle is one of the largest and most actively unionizing branches in our union. You can subscribe to get paper copies in the mail, and also view content online. It is locally focused, and occasionally features articles from Wobblies in the Whatcom-Skagit branch. IndustrialContinue reading “Subscribe to IWW media- Seattle Worker and Industrial Worker”
Know Your Rights: Washington Equal Pay and Opportunites Act
[This article is copied from the Seattle IWW web site.] The “Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act” went into effect on July 28, 2019. It states that when interviewing for a job: Your potential future boss can’t ask you how much money you make (or even how much you have made in the past) untilContinue reading “Know Your Rights: Washington Equal Pay and Opportunites Act”
UPDATING THE BELLINGHAM IWW WEBSITE
Friends and fellow workers, The Whatcom-Skagit IWW branch is finally beginning to update our website at bellinghamiww.org. Many links lead to an outdated IWW website so we are fixing those. We will get back to regular blog posts. To learn more about the IWW in Northwest Washington write to us this cleverly disguised address bellinghamContinue reading “UPDATING THE BELLINGHAM IWW WEBSITE”
Intro to the Industrial Workers of the World ( IWW )
Thursday January 5th. 7-8:30 PM. Public Market meeting room [behind Film is Truth counter] 1530 Cornwall, Bellingham Learn what about the Industrial Workers of the World [IWW; ‘Wobblies’]. We will have updates on IWW around the world. All workers in all types of work are invited to this presentation. Our union seeks to help workersContinue reading “Intro to the Industrial Workers of the World ( IWW )”
IWW group is forming in Snohomish County
A new IWW delegate has been credentialed in Snohomish County, and membership is taking off. Since the Everett Massacre commemoration on November 5th, new members have been signing up. If you live in the Everett-Edmonds-north King County region, contact the group directly: snohowobs at gmail dot com. Members of the new group are paying duesContinue reading “IWW group is forming in Snohomish County”
Industrial Workers of the World Whatcom-Skagit Branch 