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IWW

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IWW
abbr.
Industrial Workers of the World
IWW
abbreviation for
(Historical Terms) Industrial Workers of the World
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Noun1.IWW - 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
I.W.W., Industrial Workers of the World
labor union, trade union, trades union, union, brotherhood - an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"
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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