Tag: march on the boss

Wob Bulletin #1

The following is a bulletin put together by a couple of branches of the IWW in Canada. While the outside support mustered for Canada Post workers has been both inspiring and effective, these IWW members’ position is that worker power on the shop floor remains the

A March on the Boss, Won But Lost

This story, from a small restaurant with majority IWW presence, describes some strategic mistakes that were made around a march on the boss. To me, the story has a particular significance: it is an example of the growing pains solidarity union organizing campaigns experience.  Many

The IWW Campaign at Whole Foods

Mike Hellman recounts the solidarity union campaign at Whole Foods in the Bay Area, which lasted from 2010-2014. Interview by Marianne Garneau. Tell me how and when you got involved. I was involved from 2010 to 2014. For the 2-3 years preceding my arrival on

Stunts Aren’t Tactics

There is a crucial difference between pulling “stunts” on the boss, and deploying tactics: only the latter mobilizes collective power.  There’s a moment in the IWW organizer training when we describe the scenario of a workplace where, among other problems, the boss won’t turn the