Blue Ridge IWW

06/18/2026

During the 2026 Labor Notes conference and panel was held near the ...

06/07/2026

"Out of this came For a Fighting Workers Movement, a coordination of class struggle formations initiated by the Class Struggle Action Network, which came together with Teamsters Mobilize, the Northern California Committee to Organize the Unorganized (IBEW), Transit Workers for a Fighting Union, the Committee for One Fighting Transit Union, and the Machinist Reform Action Committee. It has since been endorsed by Class Struggle Baristas (a class struggle committee within the Starbucks Workers Union), United for Class Wide Action (a class struggle committee within the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union), the Blue Ridge local of the IWW, and the DC local of the IWW."

https://class-struggle-action.net/?p=2925

06/07/2026

"Out of this came For a Fighting Workers Movement, a coordination of class struggle formations initiated by the Class Struggle Action Network, which came together with Teamsters Mobilize, the Northern California Committee to Organize the Unorganized (IBEW), Transit Workers for a Fighting Union, the Committee for One Fighting Transit Union, and the Machinist Reform Action Committee. It has since been endorsed by Class Struggle Baristas (a class struggle committee within the Starbucks Workers Union), United for Class Wide Action (a class struggle committee within the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union), the Blue Ridge local of the IWW, and the DC local of the IWW."

This CSAN article accompanies CSAN's participation in the event "For a Fighting Workers Movement: A Militant Critique of Labor Notes" - Event details here. Soon, sections of the labor movement from across North America and internationally will be gathering in Chicago for the 2026 Labor Notes confere...

06/02/2026

STATEMENT OF ENDORSEMENT OF THE "FOR A FIGHTING WORKERS MOVEMENT"

Recently, workers from across industries and unions have come together to hold an alternative event to the annual Labor Notes conference. Labor Notes has been a presence within the labor movement for decades with the goal of democratizing and reforming unions to better represent the interests of rank and file union members, at least for a time.

As highlighted in the statement released by “For A Fighting Workers Movement,” Labor Notes has become enmeshed within the labor bureaucracy, representing their interests over the rank and file, while stifling the efforts of workers pushing for a more militant orientation.

These workers have started their own caucuses to address the void left by Labor Notes as they began hitching their wagon to business union bureaucrats while also cozying up to the two capitalist parties.

As an IWW local we welcome the call to build a workers’ united front on the basis of a class struggle orientation. We firmly agree with the six points of unity in the founding statement of For A Fighting Workers Movement and seek to play our part in building this effort across industries and unions to strengthen the working class and realize our objective of abolishing the wage system.

We also encourage other IWW locals and the national body to endorse this effort as many wobblies are dual card members of both the IWW and other unions.

Coordinating with IWW dual card members and other workers within different union affiliations can only help the task of organizing the unorganized, pushing the union movement left, and build working class power across the US.

Solidarity Forever.

06/02/2026

STATEMENT OF ENDORSEMENT OF THE “FOR A FIGHTING WORKERS MOVEMENT”

Recently, workers from across industries and unions have come together to hold an alternative event to the annual Labor Notes conference. Labor Notes has been a presence within the labor movement for decades with the goal of democratizing and reforming unions to better represent the interests of rank and file union members, at least for a time.

As highlighted in the statement released by “For A Fighting Workers Movement,” Labor Notes has become enmeshed within the labor bureaucracy, representing their interests over the rank and file, while stifling the efforts of workers pushing for a more militant orientation.

These workers have started their own caucuses to address the void left by Labor Notes as they began hitching their wagon to business union bureaucrats while also cozying up to the two capitalist parties.

As an IWW local we welcome the call to build a workers’ united front on the basis of a class struggle orientation. We firmly agree with the six points of unity in the founding statement of For A Fighting Workers Movement and seek to play our part in building this effort across industries and unions to strengthen the working class and realize our objective of abolishing the wage system.

We also encourage other IWW locals and the national body to endorse this effort as many wobblies are dual card members of both the IWW and other unions.

Coordinating with IWW dual card members and other workers within different union affiliations can only help the task of organizing the unorganized, pushing the union movement left, and build working class power across the US.

Solidarity Forever.

https://blueridgeiww.org/2026/06/02/statement-of-endorsement-of-the-for-a-fighting-workers-movement/

05/05/2026

Thanks to all fellow workers who came to the cookout and celebrated May Day with us. This was by far our biggest and best May Day celebration yet!

While most of our members held down the fort and celebrated International Workers Day in Christiansburg, we also sent members to a union organizer training hosted by fellow workers in Chesapeake, Virginia! We're building worker power one step at a time!

04/29/2026

Our updated lineup for the May Day Cookout! See yall this Saturday!

04/28/2026

Our 1PM opener for the International Workers Day Cookout!

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