William "Big Bill" Haywood

Industrial Workers of the World Founded, Challenges AFL Craft Unionism

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From June 27 through July 8, 1905, two hundred socialists, anarchists, Marxists, and radical trade unionists convened at Brand’s Hall in Chicago to found the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), launching the most significant challenge to corporate capitalism and conservative trade unionism …

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