Ep 9 – The Industrial Workers of the World in Australia

In the early 1900s, radicals and militant unionists across Australia founded the Industrial Workers of the World, arguably the most legendary left-wing organisation in Australian history. The IWW believed workers should form unions not just to win better wages and conditions, but to overthrow bosses and take over their workplaces themselves, and within a few years they'd recruited thousands of members and influences hundreds of thousands of workers. In this episode, we talk to historian Verity Burgmann about the IWW and their influence in Australia. Find full show notes and links for this episode at our website - www.peopleshistory.com.au Support us on Patreon here - www.patreon.com/peopleshistoryofaustralia