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Silent agitators (also called silent organizers and stickerettes) are 
Sociologist Eric Margolis has written about the history of such media:
Silent agitators were produced by the millions. Margolis described the way such stickers were used when the Wobblies called a strike in 1927:
IWW leader
Silent agitators (also called silent organizers and stickerettes) are sticker
A sticker is a type of label: a piece of printed paper, plastic, vinyl, or other material with temporary or permanent pressure sensitive adhesive on one side. It can be used for decoration or for functional purposes, depending on the situation. ...
s 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 genera ...
(IWW).
The IWW publication ''Industrial Worker'' of Spokane, Washington
Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canada ...
, advertised stickers as early as April 20, 1911.
Sociologist Eric Margolis has written about the history of such media:
Silent agitators were produced by the millions. Margolis described the way such stickers were used when the Wobblies called a strike in 1927:
IWW leader Big 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 ...
described in his autobiography how the IWW issued stickers to propagandize against the war. The stickers declared, "Why be a soldier? Be a man. Join the I.W.W. and fight on the job for yourself and your class."
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*Industrial Workers of the World philosophy and tactics
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is a union of wage workers which was formed in Chicago in 1905 by militant unionists and their supporters due to anger over the conservatism, philosophy, and craft-based structure of the American Federat ...
* Wobbly lingo
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 ...
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Industrial Workers of the World culture
Propaganda
Stickers
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