Tacoma SDS

Anyone and everyone is welcome to the next meeting of the Industrial Workers of the World. We are a radical labor union that has been organizing workers since 1905. Our democratic principles and revolutionary vision of a world without bosses makes our union distinct. Anyone is welcome to attend our meeting this Saturday where we will be discussion the possibilities of opening a Tacoma IWW hall in the beautiful city of Tacoma, WA. Please come if you are interested, want to learn more, curious, or would like to join the Wobblies.

Saturday, April 18

At midnight April 5, 2009 contracts for most of the component groups represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) at the telecom giant AT&T have expired. After weeks of mobilizing, around 90,000 workers are poised to strike one of the largest and most profitable multinational corporations. A job action by CWA would be the largest and among the most significant labor action in the United States since the UPS strike in 1997. It would also be the first major strike under the Obama regime. The brewing confrontation could set the tone for class struggle in the U.S.

On Saturday, February 7, 2009, union members, students, scholars, musicians, and community organizers will come together at Seattle’s Labor Temple to mark the 90th anniversary of the 1919 Seattle General Strike. Presentations and performances will revisit the event, followed by discussions of the strike’s legacy for today. All events are free and open to all. Refreshments will be provided.

* HISTORICAL LEGACIES OF THE I.W.W. AND WORKERS CONTROL
Howard Kimeldorf (Sociology, University of Michigan)

*THE LOST HISTORY OF THE SEATTLE COMMUNE

Barack Obama and I share one thing in common: I am a community organizer and so was Obama. I imagine we’ve witnessed many of the same injustices, heard similar stories of people being beaten down and being taken advantage of, and have studied the same strategies and tactics for how to build power for the powerless.

Hi fellow workers.

Please remember to attend our IWW Business meeting this week!

Tacoma IWW
Business Meeting
Saturday, November 15
7:00 PM
Tully's Coffee
9th and Broadway
Downtown Tacoma

***Market St. has been repaved so parking should be basically back to what it was like before they started construction.

IWW Organizer Training 101: How to organize your workplace!

The Tacoma General Membership Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World invites you to a FREE two-day organizer training this November 22nd and 23rd.

This training is for anyone interested in better understanding the process and value of Unions and Union organizing. You do not have to be a member of the IWW to attend this FREE training.

A small group of employees at a Wal-Mart store in Canada secured yesterday the only union contract with the company in North America, a victory for labor groups that have campaigned for years to organize the world's largest retailer.

Fellow workers, don't forget to attend our next business meeting! All are welcome. We will be discussing our current organizing drives, the Workplace Organizing Training, the Tacoma IWW publication "The One Big Union Monthly," and more!

Saturday October 18
7:00 PM
Tully's Coffee
S. 9th and Broadway
Downtown Tacoma

See you then!

Preamble to the IWW constitution: