Portland IWW

Specialties

Organizing the workers of Portland, Oregon!

The Portland General Membership Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is one of the most established and active branches in the USA. While we primarily represent the food, retail, and social service industries, our members truly come from every background — from students to self-​employed, non-​profit to big box workers.

The Industrial Workers of the World is a member-​run union for all workers, a union dedicated to organizing on the job, in our industries and in our communities.

We are the *Industrial* Workers of the World because we organize industrially. This means we organize all workers producing the same goods or providing the same services into one big union, rather than dividing workers by skill or trade so we can pool our strength to win our demands together.

History

Established in 1905.

The Industrial Workers of the World was established in Chicago, Illinois and continues to organize workers all over the world today.