Today in Labor History March 6, 1925: Miners in Cape Breton, Canada, struck against the British Empire Steel Corporation (BESCO). They’d been striking against BESCO regularly for the past 5 years over wage cuts. The 1925 strike lasted 5 months. Company police killed one miner, William Davis. BESCO eventually went bankrupt. These strikes were part of the Canadian Labour Revolt (1918-1925) led by the One Big Union. The Vancouver General Strike (1918) and the Winnipeg General Strike (1919) inspired the OBU and subsequent strikes of the Labor Revolt. The OBU was also influenced by the IWW, the Spartacist Uprising in Germany, and the Communist Revolution in Russia. The OBU was a syndicalist labor union that sought to overthrow capitalism and replace it with a socialist system based on worker control of the workplace.

Partially overturned streetcar during the Winnipeg General Strike. By L.B. Foote - http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/photos/3044.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17911564

#workingclass #LaborHistory #capebreton

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**Peter Riley** @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social · Mar 4

Mar 4

Peter Riley @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social

Direct Action 53 March 2025 https://www.onebigunion.ie/post/direct-action-53-newsletter-of-the-iww-ireland-branch

#DirectAction #onebigunion #iww

**Peter Riley** @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social · Mar 4 *

Mar 4 *

Peter Riley @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social

Wildcat 54 March 2025 https://www.onebigunion.ie/post/wildcat-54-out-now

IWW Ireland · Mar 3Wildcat #54 Out Now!The IWW Newsletter for March 2025 is out now and can be accessed In this issue:– International Women's Day Statement– BWU Takes on Six Hills– An Ghaeilge: Gníomh Stailc – TELF Workers Union Town Hall Event …and much more!Happy reading!The Newsletter Committee

#Wildcat #OneBigUnion #iww

**Peter Riley** @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social · Feb 27

Feb 27

Peter Riley @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social

https://www.onebigunion.ie/post/an-ghaeilge-gn%C3%ADomh-stailc

IWW Ireland · Feb 26An Ghaeilge: Gníomh StailcCuireann Oibrithe Tionsclaíocha an Domhain ár dtacaíocht agus ár ndlúthpháirtíocht le hoibrithe na Gaeilge atá páirteach i stailce inniu.Dúirt urlabhraí don Chraobh na hÉireann de chuid IWW, "Cuireann Oibrithe Tionsclaíocha an Domhain ár ndlúthpháirtíocht leis na hoibrithe Gaeilge ar fad atá ag dul ar stailc in aghaidh ciorruithe ar mhaoiniú laistigh d’earnáil na Gaeilge. Cuireann muid ár nglór leis an nglao ó oibrithe sa stailc leathlae inniu chun na ciorruithe ar fad a aisiompú. "Tá pá, coinní

#Gaelic #Ireland #Eire

**Tacoma IWW** @Tacomaiww@kolektiva.social · Feb 25

Feb 25

Tacoma IWW @Tacomaiww@kolektiva.social

Join the Tacoma IWW Branch!

Are you dealing with:

A bad Boss / Manager?
Dangerous Conditions?
Low Pay / Wage Theft?
Harassment at Work?
Terrible Scheduling?
Poor / No Benefits?

Organize and win!

Email us at tacoma@iww.org

#tacomaiww #iww #solidarityforever #industrialworkersoftheworld
#industrialunionism #aninjurytooneisaninjurytoall
#solidarityunionism #industrialworker #wobradio #wobblies #onebigunion
#abolitionofthewagesystem

**jojojo** @pokiedot@pixelfed.social · Feb 10

Feb 10

jojojo @pokiedot@pixelfed.social

Happy Valentine’s week! I made these in 2023 for our local chapter of #iww and just thought I’d share them in case you want to share them with your honey. Remember, organizing starts with love! #onebigunion #aninjurutooneisaninjurytoall #abolishthewagesystem #dontmournorganize #industrialworkersoftheworld #valentinesday #sabocat #cat #catsofmastodon

#catsofmastodon

**Peter Riley** @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social · Feb 4 *

Feb 4 *

Peter Riley @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social

Derry Bloody Sunday https://www.onebigunion.ie/post/bloody-sunday-solidarity-with-bakery-workers

6 “Swiss” Bakery Workers jailed
https://6delasuiza.info/noticies/

CNT solidaridad obrera / worker Solidarity
https://www.cnt.es/

#laborMovement #BloodySunday #Derry
#oneBigunion #iww #ireland #Palestine #Solidarity #BakeryWorkers #CNT #Suiza6

IWW Ireland · Feb 3Bloody Sunday: Solidarity with Bakery WorkersMembers of the Industrial Workers of the World in Ireland took part in the annual Bloody Sunday March for Justice commemoration in Derry. The event marked the 53rd anniversary of the murder of 14 unarmed civil rights protesters by brutal British Parachute Regiment in 1972. The majority of those shot down in the streets that day were members of the local trade union movement.As thousands gathered to trace the streets of the original Civil Rights march, members of the IWW Ireland Branch marked the

**Peter Riley** @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social · Jan 29 *

Jan 29 *

Peter Riley @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social

Wildcat #53 Feb 2025 https://www.onebigunion.ie/post/new-issue-of-wildcat-out-now-february-2025

#WildCat #OneBigUnion #IWW

**Peter Riley** @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social · Jan 29

Jan 29

Peter Riley @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social

Feb 2nd 2025
https://www.onebigunion.ie/post/iww-to-attend-annual-bloody-sunday-march

#Derry #BloodySunday
#iww #oneBigUnion #Ireland #labormovement #solidarity

IWW Ireland · Jan 28IWW TO ATTEND ANNUALBLOODY SUNDAY MARCHThe annual Bloody Sunday march takes place on Sunday 2nd February at 2.30pm from Creggan Shops in Derry. It will be commemorated the 1972 murder of 14 innocent civil rights protesters, the majority of who were card carrying members of the local trade union movement in the city.Speaking ahead of the commemoration events, veteran trade unionist, Eamonn McCann said: "It’s 53 years since the death storm erupted at the bottom of Rossville St. It has blighted the Bogside down through the decades sinc

**Tacoma IWW** @Tacomaiww@kolektiva.social · Jan 20

Jan 20

Tacoma IWW @Tacomaiww@kolektiva.social

Educate. Agitate. Organize. Now is the time. Join the @industrialworkersoftheworld - Join our Tacoma branch!

Email: tacoma@iww.org

**Peter Riley** @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social · Jan 14 *

Jan 14 *

Peter Riley @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social

The Editorial Circle for Wobbly Times welcomes submissions like essays, articles, opinion pieces, poems, short stories, drawings and other artwork on the theme of ‘Workers of the World Unite!’.
https://iww.org.uk/news/new-publication-wobbly-times-interested/

Wobbly Times
https://wobblytimes.noblogs.org/note-for-contributors/

text;
I W W
Wobbly Times, a new journal of https://wobblytimes.noblogs.org/ the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) would like creative and theoretical writing, as well as artwork and graphics, which address the theme of “Workers of the World, Unite!”

It is only together that we will abolish the wage system!

Https://wobblytimes.noblogs.org/

Image IWW globe on Red Flag + Black “Sabotage” cat

#labormovement #education #organise

**Tacoma IWW** @Tacomaiww@kolektiva.social · Jan 10

Jan 10

Tacoma IWW @Tacomaiww@kolektiva.social

Join the One Big Union - Join our Tacoma branch! It doesn't matter if you are employed, unemployed, a student, or retired, as long as you're not the boss, a police officer or a prison guard, you can join the fight!

Email us at tacoma@iww.org for more information and become a member of the Industrial Workers of the World !

**jojojo** @tea_and_hexes@kolektiva.social · Jan 10

Jan 10

jojojo @tea_and_hexes@kolektiva.social

as i return to this platform, may i wish everyone a cozy winter season. here's a belated post of my winter greetings image made for the SF chapter of the IWW.

gold starts to anyone who can name the easter eggs / references on the toy shelf!

#sabocat #iww #onebigunion

**Peter Riley** @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social · Jan 5

Jan 5

Peter Riley @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social

https://www.onebigunion.ie/post/direct-action-52-newsletter-of-the-iww-ireland-branch

Direct Action 52 January 2025 PDF
https://www.onebigunion.ie/_files/ugd/2a4d7f_09e249bee3454d158ee45f2f2dcd6e03.pdf

IWW Ireland · Jan 5Direct Action #52: Newsletter of the IWW Ireland BranchDirect Action is the latest monthly issue of the IWW Ireland Branch newsletter for members and supporters across Ireland.Direct Action No. 52 is now available online and on printed format upon request from your local organiser and members.The online edition of Direct Action is available HEREIf you would like to play apart in the fight back against the bosses and the downfall of the wage system them we ask you to please get involved and get active wherever you work or live.You can join the IWW Ir

#DirectAction #iww #ireland

**Peter Riley** @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social · Jan 3 *

Jan 3 *

Peter Riley @peterjriley2024@mastodon.social

The IWW Union Ireland branch create a regular online event for new members to introduce them to the union.
This next online presentation will take place on Tuesday 14th January 2025 at 7pm sharp via zoom link.

https://www.onebigunion.ie/post/an-online-introduction-to-the-iww

IWW Ireland · Jan 3An Online Introduction to the IWWFellow Workers,The IWW Union Ireland branch create a regular online event for new members to introduce them to the union. This next online presentation will take place on Tuesday 14th January 2025 at 7pm sharp via zoom link.It will explore the history of the IWW and what makes our different from other business unions. It looks at the function of the union and how you can become an active member. How you can obtain support and training to help organise your place of work and become a workplace r

#labormovement #organize #directaction

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