International Workingmen's Association | |
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 Logo first used by the Spanish IWA. | |
| Founded | 1864 |
| Dissolved | 1876 |
| Succeeded by | Workingmen's Party of the United States Second International |
| Ideology | Marxism Lassallism Bakuninism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| International affiliation | International Workingmen's Association |
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The International Workingmen's Association (IWA) in the United States of America took the form of a loose network of about 35 frequently discordant local "sections," each professing allegiance to the London-based IWA, commonly known as the "First International." These sections were divided geographically and by the language spoken by their members, frequently new immigrants to America, including those who spoke German, French, Czech, as well as Irish and "American" English-language groups.
The peak membership of the various sections of the International Workingmen's Association in the United States has been variously estimated in the vicinity of 4,000 to 5,000.