Industrial Worker
and Industrial Union Bulletin
Organ of the Industrial Workers of the World
The Industrial Union Bulletin, and the Industrial Worker were newspapers published by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
During the economic panic of 1907, the Industrial Union Bulletin went from a weekly publication to every two weeks, and for a time publication was suspended. The last issue of the Industrial Union Bulletin was published March 6, 1909. A few days later, on March 18, the Industrial Worker, version II, No. 1, Vol. 1 was published in Spokane, Washington. We gave digitized both publications from 1907 through 1913.
The Industrial Worker, "the voice of revolutionary industrial unionism," is the newspaper of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). It is still published to this day and is the longest running radical newspaper in the U.S.
The newspaper was first printed in journal format in Joliet, Illinois, beginning in January 1906, incorporating The Voice of Labor, the newspaper from the former American Labor Union which had joined the IWW, and International Metal Worker. It was edited by A. S. Edwards, and early contributors include Eugene V. Debs, Jack London, Daniel DeLeon, Bill Haywood, and J. H. Walsh, along with poetry by Covington Hall. When the group led by ousted President Charles Sherman retained physical control over the paper after the union’s 1906 Convention, and continued publication under that name for a few months (before giving up the ghost), the IWW instead issued the Industrial Union Bulletin for several years and is reproduced here. A.S. Edwards was elected editor of the Bulletin in 1906. The second series of the Industrial Worker commenced in 1909 in Spokane, Washington, and has continued to this day, with only one major interruption, during the period of 1913-1916. In the early years, it was printed weekly and mainly circulated west of the Mississippi, while the IWW’s "Official Eastern Organ" was Solidarity published in New Castle, Pennsylvania and later, Cleveland, which continued until it merged with the Industrial Worker in Chicago in the 1930s.
The Spokane paper was the birthplace of the comic strip character Mr. Block, later commemorated in a Joe Hill song. The Industrial Worker usually ran four pages, with an annual eight page May Day issue reflecting on gains of the labor movement in the previous year. Circulation fell off due to the repression of the IWW during and after the First World War, reflecting a decline in the influence of radical unionism more generally.
The digitization of both the Industrial Union Bulletin and the Industrial Worker were the result of the work done by Marty Goodman of the Riazanov Library Project. For more information on the Riazanaov Library Project click here. For more technical information on the scanning and digitization techniques click here.
—Based on the Wikipedia entry and the introduction to the
Greenwood Publication of the the Industrial Union Bulletin
and the Industrial Worker by Melvyn Dubofsky.
Table of Contents
Industrial Union Bulletin
(Volume 1, March 2, 1907 through February 22, 1908):
March 2 1907
March 9 1907
March 16, 1907
March 23, 1907
March 30, 1907
April 6, 1907
April 13, 1907
April 20, 1907
April 27, 1907
May 4, 1907
May 11, 1907
May 18, 1907
May 25, 1907
June 1, 1907
June 8, 1907
June 15, 1907
June 22, 1907
June 29, 1907
July 6, 1907
July 13, 1907
July 20, 1907
July 27, 1907
August 3, 1907
August 10, 1907
August 17, 1907
August 24, 1907
August 31, 1907
September 7, 1907
September 14, 1907
September 21, 1907
September 28, 1907
October 5, 1907
October 12, 1907
October 19, 1907
October 26, 1907
November 2, 1907
November 9, 1907
November 16, 1907
November 23, 1907
November 30, 1907
December 7, 1907
December 14, 1907
December 21, 1907
December 28, 1907
January 4, 1908
January 11, 1908
January 18, 1908
January 25, 1908
February 1, 1908
February 8, 1908
February 15, 1908
February 22, 1908
Industrial Union Bulletin
(Volume 2, February 29, 1908 through March 6, 1909):
February 29, 1908
March 7, 1908
March 14, 1908
March 21, 1908
March 28, 1908
April 4, 1908
April 11, 1908
April 18, 1908
April 25, 1908
May 2, 1908
May 9, 1908
May 16, 1908
May 23, 1908
May 30, 1908
June 6, 1908
June 13, 1908
June 20, 1908
June 27, 1908
July 4, 1908
July 11, 1908
July , 1908
August 8, 1908
August 22, 1908
September 5, 1908
September 19, 1908
October 10, 1908
October 24, 1908
November 7, 1908
December 12, 1908
February 20, 1909
February 27, 1909
March 6, 1909
Industrial Worker
(Volume 1, March 18, 1909 through March 19, 1910):
March 18, 1909
March 25, 1909
April 1, 1909
April 8, 1909
April 15, 1909
April 22, 1909
April 29, 1909
May 6, 1909
May 13, 1909
May 20, 1909
May 27, 1909
July 3, 1909
June 10, 1909
June 17, 1909
June , 1909
July 1, 1909
July 8, 1909
July 15, 1909
July 22, 1909
July 29, 1909
August 5, 1909
August 12, 1909
August 19, 1909
August 26, 1909
September 2, 1909
September 9, 1909
September 16, 1909
September 23, 1909
September 30, 1909
October 7, 1909
October 20, 1909
October 27, 1909
November 3, 1909
November 10, 1909
November 17, 1909
November 24, 1909
December 1, 1909
December 15, 1909
December 25, 1909
January 1, 1910
January 8, 1910
January 15, 1910
January 22, 1910
January 29, 1910
February 5 , 1910
February 12, 1910
February 19, 1910
February 26, 1910
March 5, 1910
March 12, 1910
March 19, 1910
Industrial Worker
(Volume 2, March 26, 1910 through March 16, 1911):
March 26, 1910
April 2, 1910
April 9, 1910
April 16, 1910
April 23, 1910
April 30, 1910
May 7, 1910
May 14, 1910
May 21, 1910
May 28, 1910
June 4, 1910
June 11, 1910
June 18, 1910
June 25, 1910
July 2, 1910
July 9, 1910
July 16, 1910
July 23, 1910
July 30, 1910
August 6, 1910
August 13, 1910
August 20, 1910
August 27, 1910
September 3, 1910
September 10, 1910
September 17, 1910
September 24, 1910
October 1, 1910
October 8, 1910
October 15, 1910
October 19, 1910
October 26, 1910
November 2, 1910
November 9, 1910
November 17, 1910
November 24, 1910
December 1, 1910
December 8, 1910
December 15, 1910
December 22, 1910
December 29, 1910
January 5, 1911
January 12, 1911
January 19, 1911
January 26, 1911
February 2, 1911
February 9, 1911
February 16, 1911
February 23, 1911
March 2, 1911
March 9, 1911
March 16, 1911
Industrial Worker
(Volume 3, March 23, 1912 through March 21, 1912):
March 23, 1911
March 30, 1911
April 6, 1911
April 20, 1911
April 27, 1911
May 4, 1911
May 11, 1911
May 18, 1911
May 25, 1911
June 1, 1911
June 8, 1911
June 15, 1911
June 22, 1911
June 29, 1911
July 6, 1911
July 13, 1911
July 20, 1911
July 27, 1911
August 3, 1911
August 10, 1911
August 17, 1911
August 24, 1911
August , 1911
September 7, 1911
September 14, 1911
September 21, 1911
September 28, 1911
October 5, 1911
October 12, 1911
October 19, 1911
October 26, 1911
November 2, 1911
November 9, 1911
November 16, 1911
November 23, 1911
November 30, 1911
December 7, 1911
December 14, 1911
December 21, 1911
December 28, 1911
January 4, 1912
January 11, 1912
January 18, 1912
January 25, 1912
February 1, 1912
February 8 1912
February 15, 1912
February 22, 1912
February 29, 1912
March 7, 1912
March 14, 1912
March 21, 1912
Industrial Worker
(Volume 4, March 28, 1912 through March 20, 1913):
March 28, 1912
April 4, 1912
April 11, 1912
April18 , 1912
April 25, 1912
May 1, 1912
May 9, 1912
May ,16 1912
May 23, 1912
May 30, 1912
June 6, 1912
June 13, 1912
June 20, 1912
June 27, 1912
July 4, 1912
July 11, 1912
July 18, 1912
July 25, 1912
August 1, 1912
August 8, 1912
August 15, 1912
August 22, 1912
August 29, 1912
September 5, 1912
September 12, 1912
September 19, 1912
September 26, 1912
October 3, 1912
October 10, 1912
October 17, 1912
October 24, 1912
October 31, 1912
November 7, 1912
November 14, 1912
November 21, 1912
November 28, 1912
December 5, 1912
December 12, 1912
December 19, 1912
December 26, 1912
January 2, 1913
January 9, 1913
January 16, 1913
January 23, 1913
January 30, 1913
February 6, 1913
February 12, 1913
February 20, 1913
February 27, 1913
March 6, 1913
March 13, 1913
March 20, 1913
Industrial Worker
(Volume 5, March 27, 1913 through September 4, 1913):
March 27, 1913
April 3, 1913
April 10, 1913
April 17, 1913
April 24, 1913
May 1, 1913
May 8, 1913
May 15, 1913
May 22, 1913
May 29, 1913
June 5, 1913
June 12, 1913
June 19, 1913
June 26, 1913
July 3, 1913
July 10, 1913
July 17, 1913
July 24, 1913
August 14, 1913
July 21, 1913
September 4, 1913