IWW – People's World

Father Thomas J. Haggerty: A forgotten ‘saint’ of the working class

May 7, 2021 By Garron Daniels

Despite its power, little is known about the person who helped write the Preamble of the IWW Constitution. Most are shocked to find that it was a Catholic priest.

This week in history: Remembering folk personality Utah Phillips (1935-2008)

May 21, 2018 By Special to People’s World

This week marks ten years since the passing of renowned and beloved folk singer, storyteller, poet and recording artist known as "Golden Voice of the Great Southwest.”

This week in history: Radical feminist Voltairine de Cleyre born

November 14, 2016 By Dan Georgakas

One of the most prolific anarchist writers of her time, Voltairine de Cleyre was born 150 years ago, on November 17, 1866 in Leslie, Michigan. Her father named her after the famed French Enlightenment author Voltaire.

Today in history: Centennial of the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego

July 27, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The Exposition celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal, an immense engineering feat, built at enormous material and human cost.

Today in labor history: The murder of Frank Little

August 1, 2013 By Special to People’s World

August 1, 1917: After organizing a strike against the Anaconda Copper Company, Frank Little was dragged by six masked men from his Butte, Mont., hotel room and hung from a railroad trestle.