Industrial Unions and Departments The IWW organizes industrially
rather than by trade. These Industrial Unions are to be grouped
together into six Departments. Our goal is to organize all
industries into One Big Union. For effective working-class
solidarity it is necessary that workers be able to plan jointly
with either their fellow workers in their own industries, or
with their fellow workers to whom they furnish materials. Only
with the sort of industrial unionism that adds up to One Big
union is this flexibility possible. The lines marking off these
industries are not meant as barriers, but rather as specialized
universal joints. It is possible for a member of the IWW to be
in more than one such union simultaneously. Members may be
transferred from one industrial union to another freely at their
request by an IWW delegate. Please Note - Even if there isn't a
corresponding link for each industrial union, there may still be
a functioning Industrial Union Organizing Committee. Please see
our list of IWW Bran