Wobblies! The Australian Industrial Workers of the World
8:15am Fri 07 Apr
melbourne
About this session
The Industrial Workers of the World were one of Australia's earliest revolutionary organisations. Their iconoclastic, rabble rousing approach to organising workers gained them the trust of many thousands. This session will look at the rise and fall of the 'Wobblies' (as they were known.)
Recommended Reading
The Industrial Workers of the World in Australiaby Mick Armstrongin Marxist Left Review
Revolutionary industrial unionism : the industrial workers of the world in Australiaby Verity Burgmannin Cambridge University Press