Burning Down the House!
Solidarity with #August21 Prison Strike Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Richmond, VA General Membership Branch (GMB) The Richmond, Virginia branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)...
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Unstoppable: The Night Charlottesville Took Its Power Back
Students Act Against White Supremacy speaking before police intervention. The evening of Saturday, August 11th, 2018 marked the first event in a weekend of memorial events and counter protests on the...
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Until the Walls Fall: Report back from a Noise Demo at the Richmond Jail
On the evening of September 1st a coalition group of various anti-capitalist, anti-racist, anti-fascist, Prison-Strike supporters gathered outside the Richmond, VA city jail to fulfill a promise made...
View ArticleInternational Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers: Solidarity 101
This Monday, December 17th, is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. 2018 was a rough year for sex workers. FOSTA/SESTA has led to widespread closing of advertising and community...
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Phone Zap for VA Teachers on 1/28/19
The Richmond IWW is organzaing a phone zap in support of Virginia teachers during their mass action occuring on 1/28/19. We request all who are able to act in solidarity on this day call as many of...
View Article“Why did they march?” A mini-documentary from the Richmond IWW
Thousands of education workers from all around the commonwealth of Virginia descended on the capitol city of Richmond in what was the largest single demonstration on the Capitol since 1916. The...
View ArticleIntroducing “Worker’s Power Hour”– a new podcast from the Richmond IWW
Worker’s Power Hour is a new podcast that is being produced by…well…us! This podcast will focus on listener-submitted stories about struggles and solidarity at work, past or present. As a general...
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Community Safety Notice: AVOID Capitol Market Cafe!
We recently received word of atrocious working and food preparation conditions from a worker at the Capitol Market Cafe in Richmond, VA. Below is a quick detailing of the circumstances along with...
View ArticleJ2020: Clearing the Air
Friends and fellow workers, All of you are likely aware to some extent of the massive pro-gun rights rally taking place in our city this coming Monday, 1/20. The governor has declared...
View ArticleIntroducing ‘Shift Change’ a new Industrial Union effort for Richmond...
Richmond restaurants have a bad boss problem… The Richmond restaurant industry has grown at twice the rate of the population over the last few years. Over 40 new restaurants have been opened in the...
View ArticleWe will be heard: Fighting for the right to collective bargaining for...
Right now, Virginia’s public sector workers have an opportunity to secure basic labor rights for themselves and their communities. Key members of the General Assembly have advanced legislation that...
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RED SOUTH Releases Music Video in Solidarity with Education Workers in VA...
The defacto house band of the Richmond IWW – RED SOUTH – recently released an ensemble version of the classic union tune “Which Side Are You On?” with the lyrics reworked to be about the plight of...
View ArticlePhone Zap to Support Fired IWW Workers
This text was taken from a post by the IWW 650 at GCI Seattle Facebook page – PHONE ZAP TO SUPPORT FIRED IWW WORKERS This week, in support of Fellow Workers from the IWW IU650 shops at Grassroots...
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Unstoppable: The Night Charlottesville Took Its Power Back
Students Act Against White Supremacy speaking before police intervention. The evening of Saturday, August 11th, 2018 marked the first event in a weekend of memorial events and counter protests on the...
View ArticleSecond Staff: An open demand letter from the workers to the admin at the...
Today marks a big move for an organizing campaign that has been slowly building over the past few years. Today, Second Staff, a solidarity union for workers at the Faison Center in Richmond announces...
View ArticleInternational Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers: Solidarity 101
This Monday, December 17th, is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. 2018 was a rough year for sex workers. FOSTA/SESTA has led to widespread closing of advertising and community...
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The Brief Origins of May Day
Written by Eric Chase, 1993 Republished from IWW.org Most people living in the United States know little about the International Workers’ Day of May Day. For many others there is an assumption that it...
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