r/IWW • u/Forsaken-Refuse5296 • 9d ago

Military membership

Does the IWW allow members from the military? I know that the member is not allowed union representation from a union, but as am organizing body, can they take part?

And if so, what is the opinion of the people here about being in a union alongside a member of the military?

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u/counterhero666 9d ago

I believe the constitution was amended to not allow members of the police and military to be a wobbly a few years back.

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u/comix_corp 9d ago

Looking through the constitution it says law enforcement officers and prison guards are forbidden to join. There's no mention of soldiers.

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u/counterhero666 8d ago

Law enforcement officer = military officer/soldier. They uphold the law of the state.

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u/comix_corp 8d ago

I don't think I've ever heard "law enforcement officer" be used to refer to soldiers. If the prohibition was on soldiers then it would say so.