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Industrial WorkerThe Industrial Worker, "the voice of revolutionary labor," is the newspaper of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), a radical syndicalist labor union. It is currently released ten times a year, printed and edited by union labor, and is frequently distributed at radical bookstores, demonstrations, strikes and labor rallies. It contains news relevant to working class activists, such as information on strikes, direct action against employers, labor history, and general labor issues. The newspaper was first printed in 1909 in Spokane, Washington. In the early years, it was printed weekly and had a fairly high circulation, particularly in areas with heavy IWW influence. It was usually four pages, with an annual eight page May Day issue reflecting on the gains of the labor movement in the previous year. Circulation began to decline with the repression of the IWW during and after the First World War, reflecting a decline in the influence of radical unionism more generally. Issues of the Industrial Worker are often available on microfilm at university libraries and other research oriented facilities, as they contain a wealth of information on labor issues not easily found in the mainstream press of the time. External link
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