The I. W. W.: A Study of American Syndicalism

CHAPTER I

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FORERUNNERS OF THE "WOBBLIES"

Early revolutionary bodies 27

English prototypes 29

Early radical unions in the United States 29

The National Labor Union 30

The Knights of Labor 30

The Internationals 35

The Sovereigns of Industry 37

The United Brewery Workmen 38

The United Mine Workers of America 38

Haymarket 39

The American Railway Union 40

The Western Federation of Miners 40

W. F. M. strikes 40

The Western Labor Union 43

The American Labor Union 44

The Socialist Labor Party and the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance 46

The French _Confédération Générale du Travail_ 53