Labor History Essay by Dick Meister
LABOR WRITER DICK MEISTER / CITY: SAN FRANCISCO
” IWW LEGACY “
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Joe Hill was an active member of the Industrial Workers of the World
(commonly known as the Wobblies) and was a writer of many fine union songs.
He was convicted of murder and executed in 1915 in Salt Lake City.
Many believe he was convicted unjustly, and he became a symbol of workers
who died fighting for labor’s rights.
Dick Meister, former Labor Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, is co-author of “A Long Time Coming: The Struggle to Unionize America’s Farm Workers” (Macmillan).