The I. W. W.: A Study of American SyndicalismBrissenden, Paul F. (Paul Frederick)
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The I. W. W.: A Study of American Syndicalism
Brissenden, Paul F. (Paul Frederick)
Industrial Workers of the World; Syndicalism
Whereas, the universal label of our union has been productive
of both good results, such as the general advertising of
our name and the graphic presentation of the unity and
comprehensive character of the I. W. W. to the minds of the
proletariat; and of evil results, such as the advertising
of merchandise, the fostering of a tendency towards the
coöperation of the classes, the general confusion of the minds
of working men in regard to the nature of the class struggle,
and in its failure to explain its own significance as to just
what or how much of the work on a product was done by I. W. W.
men; and,
Whereas, It should be our endeavor to retain every weapon that
is efficient for the proletariat and against the capitalists;
be it, therefore,
Resolved, That, in an endeavor to eliminate the evils and
continue the good effects of our first year's experiment, we
retain the universal label; and be it
Resolved, That the use of the universal label shall never be
delegated to employers, but shall be vested entirely in our
organization; and be it further
Resolved, That except on stickers, circulars and literature
presenting the merits of the I. W. W., and emanating from the
general offices of the I. W. W., the universal label shall be
retained only as evidence of work done by I. W. W. men; and be
it further
Resolved, That when the label is so printed, it shall be done
by the authority of our union without the intervention of any
employer; and be it further
Resolved, That when our universal label is placed upon a
commodity as evidence of work done by our men, it shall be
accompanied by an inscription underneath the label stating
what the work is that our men have done, giving the name of
the industrial department to which they belong and the number
or numbers of their local unions, and that the universal label
shall never be printed as evidence of work performed without
this inscription; and be it further
Resolved, That the universal label shall be of a uniform
crimson color and always the same in design.[281]
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