Meaning | A former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I. |
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Synonyms | Industrial Workers of the World, I.W.W. |
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Broader | labor movement, trade union movement, labor | An organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement |
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union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood | An organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer |