Resources

Rights at work booklet

Unsure what the National Minimum Wage is? Want to find out what minimum information contracts and payslips should include? Wondering what the basic health & safety regulations are? It’s all here in this booklet, which you can download and print…

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IWW Around the Web

There are lots of places where you can keep track of IWW activities and related organising around the internet. This is by no means a comprehensive list and I’m sure we’re missing loads of great sites out. More links will be…

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IWW Stickers

These stickers originated in a planning session of the IWW West Midlands branch and were designed by FW Sean Farmelo. The four stickers aim to encapsulate some key tenets of IWW practices and ideas in a concise and eye catching…

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A Worker’s Guide to Direct Action

Direct action is any form of activity that cripples the boss’ ability to make a profit and makes him/her cave in to the workers’ demands. The best known form of direct action is the strike, in which workers simply walk…

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Some Basic Principles of Organising

This is a list of what successful organisers say are the most important principles to remember. They offer a basic guide to help you start organising. Question Authority Organising begins when people question authority. Someone asks, “What are they doing…

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How to Organise Your Workplace

Ask Questions and Listen to the Answers You have a problem; where do you begin? Some people when they first feel that they have been treated unfairly fly into a rage or start loudly crusading against the boss. This can…

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Twelve Ways to Improve Your Job

1. Workers run the world. Everything would stop without our labour. Withdrawing our labour is our weapon, and the right to run things is our demand. 2. At the same time, most work is a bore. As it is organised…

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Student Workers Survival Tips

So you’ve got a job to support your studies. You’re not alone – the majority of students have part-time jobs, from shop assistants to factory workers. On this page you’ll find various bits and bobs of advice that should help…

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Unions

All workers have the right to join a union. It is illegal for an employer to prevent you from joining a union, and also for an employer to discriminate against you for being a member of a union. This also…

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