John Pietaro
John Pietaro
Wobblies & Music
A Century of Radical Song: The IWW’s Singing Labor Movement at 100
Is there ought we have in common with the greedy parasite,
Who would lash us into serfdom and crush us with his might?
Is there anything left for us but to organize and fight?
The Union makes us strong!
—“Solidarity Forever”
Looking back on the first century of the Industrial Workers of the World, the singing labor movement which brought us the Musician-Organizer, one can delve into its wealth of song to understand the urgency of its mission to create One Big Union that would replace wage labor and the state.
Jun 7, 2015 Read the whole text...