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This is a report written by two IWW organizers from out of state on the activities of the union during the height of the protests in Madison and Wisconsin. The version is slightly modified from a text sent to the 2011 Delegate Convention and reflects the opinion of the authors.
It's imported from socialist europe. it got its start in america right here in madison, wisconsin. where, what? ten minutes down the road from nafalet high school. i used to play over there. fighting bob, he was part of a movement to address legitimate grievances of the people. busting trusts, ending patronage. important reforms with good intentions, but their theory was that if we enlarge the state, if we stock the bureaucracy with exports and technocrats who would decide what was best for the collective, then we would all be better often, and to many in its time the idea had some appeal. it'...