The Wobblies
“They were welded together by a vision we have forgotten... there has never been anything like them before or since.”
1979•1h 29m•6.7•Released
Documentary
Through oral histories, archival footage, photographs, and songs associated with the movement, "The Wobblies" tells the story of the Industrial Workers of the World, the radical union founded in Chicago in 1905 to organize workers across trades. Featuring interviews with aging Wobbly members alongside historical materials from early twentieth-century labor struggles, the film explores the union’s role in strikes, worker activism, and the broader fight for labor rights in the United States.
Director
Stewart Bird
Languages
English
Cast
Charles Rydell
Narrator
Anthony Bouza
Himself
Roger Baldwin
Self - Narrator
Production
Producer
Stewart Bird
Producer
Deborah Shaffer
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