The Wobblies

The Wobblies

Directed by Deborah Shaffer, Stewart Bird • Documentary • 1979 • US • English
Featuring Roger Baldwin, Sophie Cohen, Jack Fair

Founded in Chicago in 1905, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) took to organizing unskilled workers into one big union and changed the course of American history. This compelling documentary of the IWW (or "The Wobblies" as they were known) tells the story of workers as they organize and demand better wages, healthcare, overtime pay and safer working conditions.

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The Wobblies
  • The Wobblies

    Directed by Deborah Shaffer, Stewart Bird • Documentary • 1979 • US • English
    Featuring Roger Baldwin, Sophie Cohen, Jack Fair

    Founded in Chicago in 1905, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) took to organizing unskilled workers into one big union and changed the course of American history....