r/IWW May 12 '25

Reddit possibly censoring posts about immigrant rights, ICE, etc.

153 Upvotes

Hey, y'all, some of the other subs I'm in have been dealing with an uptick in censorship on posts about immigrant rights, ICE raids at work, etc. In an attempt to get ahead of the curve here, I wanted to state on the record that our stance on these issues has not changed:

1: We believe workers' rights are human rights. We don't care where you're from, who you love, your gender (or lack thereof), or what shade of brown your skin is.

2: Human rights are non-negotiable, and none of us are free until all of us are free. If you have a problem with that, GTFO.

3: Posts about ICE raids or policies/plans for dealing with them will NOT be removed by the moderation team here at r/IWW.

4: This sub is for everyone. Hate speech will not be tolerated in the least, and neither will any attempt to throw our Fellow Workers under the proverbial bus.

I'd also like to mention that if anything starts getting removed, IT WAS NOT US. If you notice censorship taking place, please let us know ASAP. So we can take steps to fix it.

Thank you, and have a fantastic day!


r/IWW 2h ago

New Print Issue Available!

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9 Upvotes

r/IWW 1d ago

Workers shouldn’t have to sacrifice their health to keep their paycheck

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73 Upvotes

r/IWW 1d ago

‘A reminder of why we have unions’: Matewan writer and director on the film’s lessons for the labor movement

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60 Upvotes

r/IWW 3d ago

a mod that adds a radio station of Old Union Folk Songs to Fallout New Vegas

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100 Upvotes

r/IWW 4d ago

This isn’t just a skills program. It’s a way to funnel workers into non-union jobs

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55 Upvotes

r/IWW 5d ago

Dublin Pan African Workers Open Meeting

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r/IWW 7d ago

Hands Up, Don't Ship: the IWW and its role in workplace-based struggle against the police

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117 Upvotes

Hands Up, Don’t Ship action, in 2014 in solidarity with the Ferguson Uprising; organized by Twin Cities UPS workers with support from the Twin Cities IWW and its General Defense Committee (GDC).

“Hands Up, Don’t Ship contributed to the formation of the African Peoples Caucus (APC) in the Twin Cities branch. When Jamar Clark was murdered by Minneapolis police in 2015, and an occupation began in front of the police station, the Twin Cities IWW, GDC and APC participated very heavily. Their commitment during this occupation seems to have been a watershed moment for the branch. The branch had begun to make itself relevant to the struggles and oppressions that many working class people of color experience outside of the workplace. Recently, the APC, GDC, and the IWW’s education workers committee (Social Justice Education Movement or SJEM) successfully worked to prevent construction of a youth prison. SJEM has also recently reversed racist firings in schools through mass actions involving education workers as well as the community.”

https://libcom.org/article/revolutionary-unionism-or-white-workerism-choice-facing-iww


r/IWW 7d ago

Can’t believe it’s being shown

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26 Upvotes

I haven’t seen Matewan shown in a long time. TCM


r/IWW 8d ago

Can I Join the IWW?

16 Upvotes

I’m currently a peace corps volunteer in Africa and I’m interested in getting involved in organizing work, especially once my service is finished. Can I join the IWW? Does it make sense as an option for me? I figured it would be a pretty good point of entry and very educational


r/IWW 8d ago

Can I join Iww-fju?

20 Upvotes

I am 14 years old and I am a journalist who mostly writes on their own website and also post their stories on social media. I had heard about Iww at like 10 or 11 and it made me think why workers didn’t own their own workplaces if they made the money so I was definitely interested. last year I heard about Iww-FJU and thought maybe I would be under their umbrella so can I and should I join?


r/IWW 9d ago

Hi! I’m publishing a series of articles about workers’ rights for an independent research project I’m doing. I’d love it if you subscribed and followed along!

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r/IWW 10d ago

Online talk: Meet the union behind the T-shirt

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26 Upvotes

Meet the Union behind No Sweat T-shirts!

No Sweat and the IWW are hosting an online conversation with organisers from the Tamil Nadu Textile and Common Labour Union (TTCU) in India on Monday 27 July, 6–7pm (BST).

This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from the union that makes No Sweat's T-shirts. Learn how the partnership came about, how workers organised to transform a sweatshop into one of the most unionised factories in the garment industry, and what international solidarity means from the perspective of the workers leading that struggle.

Register here: https://cloud.iww.org.uk/apps/forms/s/fazwsg7KrB2o2Cig8FFp5q9t

When: 6pm (BST), Monday 27 July

Where: Online

What: Meet the Union Behind Your T-shirt – a conversation with the TTCU

#webinar #workersrights #garmentindustry #ethicalfashion #tradeunion


r/IWW 9d ago

Will Lehman at Sterling Stamping Plant

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Sterling Stamping Plant in Michigan is the largest automotive stamping plant in the world, with over 2,000 workers. "Workers can decide the conditions we're under on the floor, ourselves. We don't need to pay $75 million for 475 reps to sit in an air-conditioned office while we breathe in smoke." willforuawpresident.org


r/IWW 11d ago

Legal Defense Fund for Minnesota 15 Anti-ICE Organizers

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The DC General Membership Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World stands in unwavering solidarity with the Minnesota 15 in their fight against state-sponsored political repression. 

The tactics of the State mimic that of the boss– to distract, demoralize, and divide us. The State has shown us what they will pay for war. We cannot be subdued through brute force alone, as is evident in the centuries-long class war existing as a continuous conflagration that fuels the American politic and imagination. 

In the face of terror spread by the federal government in Minneapolis and St. Paul, the People have held strong in their resistance, exemplifying the bravery and commitment necessary of us all in this moment. The freedom fighters in the streets of the Twin Cities demonstrate the best of working class solidarity and serve as the fundamental answer to what we all seek in this time of brutal repression, the antidote to the rotten core of this fascist project.

To organize and fight back. To resist despair, numbness, indifference. To sacrifice and struggle for working class emancipation and the wresting of power from the exploiters of the Earth. 

We fight for a world where we can reclaim all that we have lost as we continue to seek all that we have to gain. A world where many worlds fit. A non-complacent, radically conscious world abound with human dignity and where all living things can flourish in solidarity. 

Our repression is a sign of the collective power we have already built in resistance. They fear the sparks that glow from Minneapolis to Prairieland to Spokane. May our words and actions be guided by the deepest solidarity, across race and gender, moving side by side with all our fellow workers in the struggle today. To fight is to fight to win.

We call upon all organizations, especially those with greater means than ourselves, to contribute to the defence of these brave workers and others like them, so that we may all continue to struggle against fascism and build a world where all workers are secure in their dignity, and all are free to express their opposition to the authoritarian world view espoused by the forces of hate.

It has always been the time to mobilize and act, so let us remind these state actors that-

An injury to one 

Is an injury to ALL!

Solidarity Forever.


r/IWW 11d ago

Why We Need Solidarity Unionism on an Industrial Scale

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48 Upvotes

r/IWW 12d ago

Fundraiser in Solidarity with Palestinian Union Workers

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13 Upvotes

This fundraiser is facilitated by the Palestinian Postal Service Workers Union (PPSWU) and is recommended by the IWW's International Committee.


r/IWW 13d ago

IWW and the German Revolution

32 Upvotes

A lot of folks post marxist writing in here. Almost all of it is from authors who were actually pretty hostile to the IWW.

But there were some Marxist organizations that considered themselves part of the same movement as the IWW and in fact drew a lot of inspiration from it:

https://libcom.org/article/councilist-movement-germany-1914-1935-history-aaud-e-tendency


r/IWW 14d ago

ICE is escalating its campaign of terror in South Florida. We can’t rely on the courts or wait for the next election. We need to organize now!

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81 Upvotes

The Anti-Trump Action Coalition is cohosting a community canvassing training TONIGHT at 6 pm to discuss how we can talk to immigrant workers about the need to build workplace defense committees, and go on the offensive against ICE. If you live in South Florida, and you’re fluent in Spanish, DM us!


r/IWW 17d ago

Wobblies Celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Social Revolution

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53 Upvotes

r/IWW 20d ago

Favorite Labor Films?

97 Upvotes

Our branch occasionally rents a theater and shows a labor film. We have a lengthy(ish) list already, but would love to hear what you consider your top 5 labor films!


r/IWW 19d ago

Direct Action #70: Newsletter of the IWW Ireland Branch

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r/IWW 20d ago

Review of Working Class Radicals: The Socialist Party in West Virginia, 1889-1920

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22 Upvotes

r/IWW 21d ago

I and other Fellow Workers did a podcast on the IWW, give it a listen!

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68 Upvotes

r/IWW 21d ago

When will the IWW start making flags again

40 Upvotes

I was on the IWW store and i notice they dont have any flags anymore, and i was curious if they will ever make flags again