The IWW sells a wide variety of books on the IWW, IWW History, Culture inspired by the IWW, Labor Organizing, and Labor History. This section is divided into four sub-sections: Books published by Charles H. Kerr; Books published by and about the IWW; Books about Labor Organizing; and Books about Labor History.
All books are paper-back unless otherwise indicated. Wherever possible, we have included a image of the cover, have listed the length of the book, and listed whether or not it is illustrated.
Books Published by Charles H Kerr:
Charles H Kerr Publishing Company is one of the oldest, continuously running, workered-owned book publishing company. It is perhaps one of the best single sources for authentic IWW history and critical study. Some of their publications are almost a century old, whereas others have been published within the last year. All of them are just as relevant today as they were a century ago.
Titles include Rebel Voices: An IWW Anthology, Joe Hill: The IWW and the Making of a Revolutionary Workingclass Counterculture, The IWW Little Red Songbook; 19th Edition, and much more, including books about Eugene Debs, Mother Jones, Covington Hall, Lucy Parsons, T-Bone Slim, Fred Thompson, Haymarket, BugHouse Square, and the IWW from its founding through the present day.
Books about the IWW and Individual Wobblies:
The IWW has a long and colorful history; it has defined much of the best parts of the labor movement and its culture in North America. While much of that has yet to be written, there is still a great deal of it in print, and we are proud to feature these books here.
Titles Include: Solidarity Forever: an Oral History of the IWW, Wobblies!; A Graphic History, The Truth about the Lynchlng of Frank Little, Elizabeth Gurley-Flynn's The Rebel Girl, Philip Foner's History of the Labor Movement in the United States vol. 4, Harvest Wobblies, Where the Fraser River Flows, Break Their Haughty Power, Oil, Wheat, & Wobblies, and much more!
Books on Union Organizing and Labor Issues:
The IWW features a handful of books about general labor issues, including books about union organizing critical of mainstream business unionism, strategy and tactics, and some specific issues.
We also feature many books about Labor History (other than our own), including many of the movements that led to the founding of the IWW.



Books about Labor History