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ashling

(25,771 posts) Sat Jan 5, 2013, 12:08 PM Jan 2013

Bill Haywood

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Bill Haywood (Original Post) ashling Jan 2013 OP

Big Bill and the IWW understood that the struggle........ socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #1

socialist_n_TN

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1. Big Bill and the IWW understood that the struggle........

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Sat Jan 5, 2013, 12:28 PM

Jan 2013

was not one of individual crafts and trades against individual companies and bosses, but one of ALL workers against ALL bosses. IOW, it was against the SYSTEM of capitalism and not just individual players in that system. That's an idea that modern day labor has lost and needs to be regained.

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