The IWW believes in using direct action to accomplish its goals. When there are labor laws to protect workers' rights, we will use the law to prosecute bosses who violate it. Where there is injustice, we will us whistle blowing, pickets, strikes, sick outs, work slowdowns, monkey wrenching, and other tactics to punish the bosses in their pocketbooks. When the bosses try to turn the government against us with court orders and police harassment we will defy them. The IWW does not advocate violence.
Violence is the last resort of cowards, bosses and police states who are loosing control.
Our response is to break their resolve by not being intimidated. Our strength is in our numbers, our solidarity with each other, and our resolve to protect our rights as honest hardworking people. . . . The IWW doesn't support politicians or political parties because these people are always allied with the bosses. People with money realize that they have to buy protection from the government if they want to stay in charge. For over 100 years Labor Party, Socialist, Social Democrat, Democrat, Communist, or Green politicians who claimed to be a friend of Labor turned on the workers once they got a taste for the money and power of the government.