{"id":35,"date":"2025-07-05T10:58:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T08:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iww.fi\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-09-10T18:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T16:07:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iww.fi\/fi\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ty\u00f6v\u00e4enluokalla ja ty\u00f6nantajaluokalla ei ole mit\u00e4\u00e4n yhteist\u00e4. Mit\u00e4\u00e4n rauhaa ei voi olla niin kauan, kuin n\u00e4lk\u00e4\u00e4 ja puutetta on olemassa miljoonilla ty\u00f6l\u00e4isill\u00e4 ja niill\u00e4 harvoilla, jotka muodostavat ty\u00f6nantajain luokan, ovat kaikki el\u00e4m\u00e4n hyvyydet.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Industrial Workers of the Worldin peruskirjan esipuhe, Tie Vapauteen -lehti 1919<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)<\/strong>\u00a0is a grassroots union that uses the methods of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iww.fi\/fi\/2025\/05\/06\/solidarity-unionism\/\">solidarity unionism<\/a>\u00a0to organize across industries and workplaces. We do not organize on behalf of people, but as fellow workers, organizing together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u00a0<strong>IWW<\/strong>\u00a0offers is a tried-and-tested framework for workplace organizing and a network of comradely members. Together, we take direct action in workplaces and contexts that standard unions often overlook or avoid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ff000070\">Kansainv\u00e4lisyys<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0a55df81 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Finnish branch of IWW is just one of many internationally all organizing under Industrial Workers of the World. While workplace organizing and casework \u2013 especially with workers who have been neglected by traditional unions \u2013 form the core of IWW activity, these efforts are always linked to a broader struggle for the overcoming of capitalism. The unapologetically revolutionary aim of the IWW is to abolish wage slavery. With its long history, the IWW brings over a century of experience in developing tactics that have shaped international struggles against the power of capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Loukkaus yht\u00e4 vastaan on loukkaus kaikkia vastaan. Kamppailemme kaikkien ty\u00f6l\u00e4isten vapautumisen puolesta, etel\u00e4st\u00e4 pohjoiseen, joelta merelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ff000070\">J\u00e4rjest\u00e4ytyminen tuotannonaloittain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IWW does not organize along traditional trade lines, as is common in many unions. We call ourselves <em>industrial<\/em>  because we invite all workers across an entire workplace or industry to organize together. For example, this means that both cleaners and teachers in a school organize collectively as fellow workers in the same workplace, rather than through separate, trade-specific unions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background translation-block\" style=\"background-color:#ff000070\">Moninaiset ja suomalaiset juuret<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IWW perustettiin Pohjois-Amerikassa vuonna 1905. Sen vallankumouksellisena l\u00e4ht\u00f6kohtana oli olla ensimm\u00e4inen liitto, joka toivottaa kaikki ty\u00f6l\u00e4iset sukupuoleen, ihonv\u00e4riin tai siirtolaisasemaan katsomatta tervetulleeksi samaan j\u00e4rjest\u00f6\u00f6n. Monet IWW:n varhaisista j\u00e4senist\u00e4 olivat siirtolaisia, ja jotkut heist\u00e4 nousivat vaikuttaviin asemiin liiton johdossa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suomalaiset siirtolaiset muodostivat huomattavan osan IWW:n varhaisesta j\u00e4senist\u00f6st\u00e4 ja vaikuttivat merkitt\u00e4v\u00e4sti liiton kehitykseen amerikansuomalaisten asuttamilla alueilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ff000070\">Toimintamuotojen kehittely ja historiallisia hahmoja<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">IWW on ollut pitk\u00e4\u00e4n etulinjassa ty\u00f6l\u00e4isten taktiikoiden luovassa kehitt\u00e4misess\u00e4 ja painottanut suoraa toimintaa pelkkiin tavanomaisiin lakkomenetelmiin turvautumisen sijasta. Yksi historiallinen hahmo IWW:n toimintamuotojen kehitt\u00e4misess\u00e4 oli liiton perustajaj\u00e4sen Lucy Parsons, jonka alkuper\u00e4isamerikkalainen, meksikolainen ja afroamerikkalainen tausta kuvasti liiton j\u00e4senist\u00f6n moninaisuutta. Er\u00e4s Parsonsin tunnetuimmista lausunnoista tavoittaa h\u00e4nen radikaalin n\u00e4kemyksens\u00e4 ty\u00f6v\u00e4en toiminnasta:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\"Minun k\u00e4sitykseni tulevaisuuden lakosta ei ole sellainen, ett\u00e4 menn\u00e4\u00e4n lakkoon ja n\u00e4hd\u00e4\u00e4n n\u00e4lk\u00e4\u00e4, vaan sellainen, ett\u00e4 menn\u00e4\u00e4n lakkoon ja pysyt\u00e4\u00e4n ty\u00f6paikalla ja otetaan haltuun tuotannolle v\u00e4ltt\u00e4m\u00e4t\u00f6n omaisuus.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IWW on toiminut ja toimii yh\u00e4 kautta ideologisten jakolinjojen. Jotkut j\u00e4senet ovat kiinnostuneita anarkistisista suuntauksista, toiset vaikuttuneita marxilaisesta ajattelusta. Er\u00e4s t\u00e4t\u00e4 ideologista avoimuutta henkil\u00f6inyt historiallinen hahmo oli IWW:n perustajaj\u00e4sen Big Bill Haywood. H\u00e4n uskoi etniset jaottelut ylitt\u00e4v\u00e4\u00e4n ja poliittisesti eri tavoin ajattelevien ty\u00f6l\u00e4isten yhteentulemiseen ja asetti suoran toiminnan etusijalle poliittiisiin reformeihin n\u00e4hden. Kuten Haywood kerran sanoi:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\"En ole lukenut Marxin P\u00e4\u00e4omaa, mutta minulla on p\u00e4\u00e4oman j\u00e4lki\u00e4 kaikkialla ruumiissani.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ff000070\">Hallinto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Finnish branch of IWW is administered by FINROC (Finnish Regional Organizing Committee). While operating independently, FINROC is chartered under WISERA (Wales, Ireland and Scotland Regional Administration) which covers IWW&#8217;s European and Middle Eastern branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formal registration of members is managed by WISERA, while local membership matters \u2013 including the payment of dues \u2013 are handled by FINROC, the administrative body of IWW in Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hyv\u00e4ksymme samanaikaiset j\u00e4senyydet muissa liitoissa. Voit siis kuulua my\u00f6s muihin liittoihin ollessasi IWW:n j\u00e4sen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ff000070\">Liiton toimitsijat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IWW:ll\u00e4 ei ole monimutkaista byrokraattista hierarkiaa. Sen sijaan valitsemme j\u00e4senten keskuudesta vapaaehtoisia toimitsijoita. He osallistuvat j\u00e4senist\u00f6n kuukausittaisiin kokouksiin ja auttavat hoitamaan hallinnollisia asioita, jotta j\u00e4senet pystyv\u00e4t keskittym\u00e4\u00e4n j\u00e4rjest\u00e4ytymiseen ty\u00f6paikoillaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IWW Finland has elected Officers including a Secretary, Chair, Co-Chair and Treasurer as well as an International Delegate. We are also seeking additional Officers including a Communications Officer, Transformative Justice Officer, and Membership Officer. If you are a member you can run for an Officer position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ff000070\">J\u00e4rjest\u00f6n rakenne ja s\u00e4\u00e4nn\u00f6t<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.iww.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Constitution-and-Internal-Rules-IWW-FINROC-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Tiedoston Constitution-and-Internal-Rules-IWW-FINROC upotus.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d9008c5e-c718-43e3-9455-f4d694c3e921\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iww.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Constitution-and-Internal-Rules-IWW-FINROC-1.pdf\">Constitution-and-Internal-Rules-IWW-FINROC<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iww.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Constitution-and-Internal-Rules-IWW-FINROC-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-d9008c5e-c718-43e3-9455-f4d694c3e921\">Download<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The working class and the employing class have nothing in common.There can be no peace so long as hunger and want are found among millions of the working people and the few, who make up the employing class, have all the good things of life. 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