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An injury to one is an injury to all is a motto popularly used by the
File:Anti Trump Protests in Baltimore (31167103245).jpg, Anti-Trump
An injury to one is an injury to all is a motto popularly used 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 general ...
. In his autobiography, Bill Haywood
William Dudley "Big Bill" Haywood (February 4, 1869 – May 18, 1928) was an American labor organizer and founding member and leader of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and a member of the executive committee of the Socialist Party of A ...
credited David C. Coates with suggesting a labor slogan for the IWW: ''an injury to one is an injury to all''. The slogan has since been used by a number of labor organizations. The slogan reflects the fact that the IWW is " One Big Union" and organizes skilled and unskilled workers.
Origin
The expression is similar to, and may be derived from, a slogan popularized in the prior quarter century by theKnights of Labor
Knights of Labor (K of L), officially Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, was an American labor federation active in the late 19th century, especially the 1880s. It operated in the United States as well in Canada, and had chapters also ...
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"that is the best government in which an injury to one is the concern of all".Gallery
IWW
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 general ...
anti-fascist protest with motto
File:An injury to one is an injury to all (6356989695).jpg, Occupy Boston, November 2011 in Massachusetts
File:Injury one Injury all.jpg, "An Injury to One is an Injury to All," a mural by Mike Alewitz in Los Angeles (now destroyed) 1993
See also
*Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno
''Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno'' is a Latin phrase that means ''One for all, all for one''. It is the unofficial motto of Switzerland. The phrase describes the relation in monotheistic faiths. God is one5 Moses 6:4 He is the God of all manki ...
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