''Solidarity'' was a newspaper published by the

Industrial Workers of the World The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), members of which are commonly termed "Wobblies", is an international labor union that was founded in Chicago in 1905. The origin of the nickname "Wobblies" is uncertain. IWW ideology combines genera ...

from 1909 to 1917. It was the official periodical of the organization in its early years. It was born as part of the McKees Rocks strike in 1909, initially by the IWW's Pittsburgh-New Castle Industrial Council. During the IWW's involvement in the local steel industry in New Castle and in Butler, Pennsylvania, the entire editorial and production staff of ''Solidarity'' was jailed. Over the years, ''Solidarity'' had many different editors. Publication was carried on in New Castle, Pennsylvania. By April 1913, publication had moved to

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

, where it remained until March 3, 1917. The newspaper began publishing in

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, on March 10, 1917. The first issue of ''Solidarity'' was published on December 18, 1909, and publication lasted until March 18, 1917. In November, 1917, publication of ''Solidarity'' was suspended and replaced by ''Defense News Bulletin'', which chronicled the IWW's legal campaign to defend union members and leaders who had been arrested under the government's anti- syndicalism campaign. ''Defense News Bulletin'' continued publication until July 1918.

Editors

The following members of the

were editors of ''Solidarity'': * A.M. Stirton * H.A. Goff * Ben H. Williams (1909–March 3, 1917) *

Ralph Chaplin Ralph Hosea Chaplin (1887–1961) was an American writer, artist and labor activist. At the age of seven, he saw a worker shot dead during the Pullman Strike in Chicago, Illinois. He had moved with his family from Ames, Kansas to Chicago in ...

(March 10, 1917–) *

J. W. Wilson J. W. Wilson (Joseph William Wilson; 11 October 1829 – 5 November 1898) was an English engineer. He was a consulting engineer in the construction of piers, and founded the School of Practical Engineering at Crystal Palace School. Life Early life ...

(served as acting editor from October 6, 1917, after Chaplin was arrested in IWW raids in Chicago) * P.J. Welinder *

John Sandgren John (Johan) Sandgren (1883 Roslagen - 17 October 1932, Chicago) was a Swedish syndicalist active in Sweden and the USA. He was editor of '' The One Big Union Monthly'' and ''The Industrial Pioneer'', publications of the Industrial Workers of the Wo ...

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{{Authority control Industrial Workers of the World publications Defunct newspapers published in Pennsylvania Publications established in 1909 Publications disestablished in 1917 Defunct newspapers published in Cleveland Defunct newspapers published in Chicago 1909 establishments in Pennsylvania 1917 disestablishments in Illinois

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