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”
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IWW Movie Night #2: Salt of theEarth
IWW REBEL WORKER MOVIE NIGHT SALT OF THE EARTH APRIL 16, 2016, 7 PM Garden St. Methodist Church, 1326 N. Garden “Salt of the Earth” [1954] is one of the first movies to advance the feminist social and political point of view. Its plot centers on a long and difficult strike, based onContinue reading “IWW Movie Night #2: Salt of theEarth”
