s, and religions into one place, one focus, one idea; the dream of better hours, better wages, safer workplaces, health benefits, and sick days. Tired of having no say and no power, these workers embraced the idea of a united force, not separated by individual jobs or careers, thus making the union even more powerful.
             The makings of this great and powerful union made it easier for others to feel empowered and go out on a limb to make things better. Little by little, bit by bit, even though the union was sometimes hated by the same people it was trying to help (as well as many others), it gained popularity in eyes of others. A bigger union meant less risk of getting hurt or fired or suffering some other unfeeling injustice. Empowerment meant confidence, confidence meant security, security meant staying power, and the ideals of the I.W.W. have endured. Although it is no longer a major union today, no one has forgotten its birthplace, in the mind of a man who wanted things to be different.
             The I.W.W. sprouted other unions, thus making labor organizat
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