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Words, Words, Words Words, Words, Words is a short play by David Ives about three intelligent monkeys put in a cage together under the experimenting eye of a Dr. Rosenbaum, who has the outrageous hypothesis: "Three monkeys typing into infinity will sooner or later produce Hamlet"
Wordsley Wordsley with Buckpool is a village now forming the south suburbs of Kingswinford in the West Midlands, England. Wordsley still retains its rural character due to the fact that it abuts open countryside (the "green belt").
Wordsley School The Wordsley School is a secondary school located in Wordsley, Stourbridge, which is in the West Midlands of England. It was built in about 1960 to serve the growing area around the border of Stourbridge and Brierley Hill, and its site does infact straddle the borders of the two towns.
Wordsworth McAndrew Award The Wordsworth McAndrew Awards celebrate Guyanese who have made important contributions to the country's cultural life. Awardees' talents include broadcasting, cultural promotion, drama, music, painting, theatre, and writing.
Wordsworth Trust The Wordsworth Trust is a living memorial set up to celebrate the works of the poet William Wordsworth and his contemporaries. Wordsworth, conscious of the need for poetry to reknew itself within a tradition speaks of writing for 'youthful poets' who 'will be my second self when I am gone.
WordStar WordStar was a word processor application, published by MicroPro, originally written for the CP/M operating system but later ported to DOS, that enjoyed a dominant market share during the early to mid-1980s. Although Seymour I.
Wordtank The Wordtank series is a line of Japanese electronic dictionaries manufactured by Canon and Casio. Although officially only sold in Japan, several of the multi-language models are popular among students of the Japanese language around the world.
Wordtank G50 The Wordtank G50 was the flagship model of the Wordtank line of Electronic Japanese dictionary by Canon before it was replaced by the Wordtank G55, which was again superseded in capability by the later G70 (though not replaced - it is still available as a cheaper alternative to the G70). It was introduced in May 2004.
Woreda Woreda (also spelled wereda) is an administrative sub-division, or local government, of Ethiopia, equivalent to a district. Woredas are composed of a number of Kebele, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia.
Worek Plan The Worek Plan (or Operation Worek, , literally Plan Sack) was an operation of the Polish Navy in the first days of World War II, in which its five submarines formed a screen in order to prevent German naval forces from carrying out landings on the Polish coast, and to attack enemy ships bombarding Polish coastal fortifications, in particular the fortified Hel Peninsula. The operation came to naught, as the Germans did not have any plans for naval landings.
Worf Worf (Klingon: wo'rIv) is a Klingon Starfleet officer in the Star Trek fictional universe. This character appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and in movies based upon The Next Generation series.
Worimi people Worimi people are Indigenous Australians from the Great Lakes region of coastal New South Wales, Australia. Before contact with settlers, their people extended from Port Stephens in the south to Forster/Tuncurry in the north and as far west as Gloucester.
Work 1989-2002 Work 1989-2002 was a compilation album released by the British electronica duo Orbital in 2002, featuring a selection of singles and rare tracks from their career together. Work was Orbital's penultimate album and their final for the FFRR record company; their last was the Halcyon (Best Of) which was released in 2005.
Work accident An accident at work is defined as an external, sudden, unexpected, unintended, and violent event, during the execution of work or arising out of it, which causes damage to the health of or loss of the life of the employee (the insured).
Work Activity Management Work Activity Management (WAM) is the process of creating, delegating and tracking the progress of multiple tasks to completion. It is the next step in the form of project management, which is described as “the discipline of organizing and managing resources in such a way that these resources deliver all the work required to complete a project within defined scope, time, and cost constraints.
Work behavior Work behavior is a term used to describe the behavior one uses in the workplace and is normally more formal than other types of human behavior. This varies from profession to profession, as some are far more casual than others.
Work breakdown structure A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a fundamental project management technique for defining and organizing the total scope of a project, using a hierarchical tree structure. The first two levels of the WBS (the root node and Level 2) define a set of planned outcomes that collectively and exclusively represent 100% of the project scope.
Work college A work college is a type of institution of higher learning where student work is an integral and mandatory part of the educational process, as opposed to being an appended requirement. It differs from the concept of cooperative education, where in most cases, co-op programs offered at colleges and universities are only offered to certain students, usually those in specific academic programs or those shown to need financial aid.
Work content In thermodynamic analysis of chemical reactions, the term free energy denotes either of two related concepts of importance expressing the total amount of energy which is used up or released during a chemical reaction. Both attempt to capture that part of the total energy of a system which is available for "useful work" and is hence not stored in "useless random thermal motion".
Work for hire A work made for hire (sometimes abbreviated to work for hire) is an exception to the general rule that the person who actually creates a work is the legally-recognized author of that work. According to copyright law in most countries, if a work is "made for hire", the employer—not the employee—is considered the legal author.
Work function The work function is the minimum energy (usually measured in electron volts) needed to remove an electron from a solid to a point immediately outside the solid surface. Here "immediately" means that the final electron position is far from the surface on the atomic scale but still close to the solid on the macroscopic scale.
Work Flow Language Work Flow Language, or WFL (pronounced wiffle) is the operations language for the Burroughs large systems, including the Unisys ClearPath/MCP series, and their operating system Master Control Program. Developed soon after the B5000 in 1961, WFL is the ClearPath equivalent of JCL on other machines and the shell scripts of Unix-style operating systems.
Work hardening Work hardening, or strain hardening, is an increase in mechanical strength due to plastic deformation. In metallic solids, permanent change of shape is usually carried out on a microscopic scale by defects called dislocations which are created by stress and rearrange the material by moving through it.
Work It "Work It" is a hip hop song written by American rapper/singer Missy Elliott and her producer Tim "Timbaland" Mosley for Elliott's critically acclaimed fourth studio album Under Construction (2002). The song's musical style, and production by Timbaland, were heavily inspired by Old school hip hop from the 1980s, and includes a portion which samples Run-D.
Work It Out "Work It Out" is the first solo single by American R&B singer Beyoncé, taken from the soundtrack to the 2002 film Austin Powers in Goldmember – in which she plays Foxxy Cleopatra – and also from the international editions of her solo debut album Dangerously in Love. Released in 2002, the The Neptunes-produced single failed to chart on the U.
Work magazine Begun in 2004, Work magazine is organized around the idea that working is a fundamental human activity, albeit one that isn't covered as well as others. Work aims to address the third of adult life that sponsors the other two thirds, from all angles, investigatively and entertainingly, in the US and around the world.
Work of art In fine art, a work of art (or artwork or work) is a creation, such as a song, book, sculpture or a painting, that has been made in order to be a thing of beauty in itself or a symbolic statement of meaning, rather than having a practical function.
Work of the United States Government A work of the United States Government is, as defined by United States copyright law: "a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties." The term only applies to the work of the federal government, not state or local governments.
Work People's College A Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church folk school founded, September 1903, in Minneapolis, Minnesota served as a predecessor for Work People's College. The school moved to Duluth, Minnesota a few months later and was incorporated as the Finnish People's College and Theological Seminary.
Work release In prison systems, work release programs allow a prisoner who is sufficiently trusted or can be sufficiently monitored leave confinement to continue working at his or her current place of employment, returning to prison when his/her shift is complete.
Work Records Work Records (also known as WORK or The WORK Group) was a record label run by Sony Music that was the replacement for Sony's Chaos Recordings. The label released works by new artists and rising stars through Epic Records or Columbia Records in some countries like Australia.
Work spouse A work spouse is a co-worker (usually of the opposite sex), also "They are platonic, very close, opposite-sex couplings, with no romantic strings attached;" "A recent workplace survey found that 32 percent of workers say they have an 'office husband' or 'office wife.' '(It's) really hitting its stride this year,' said Mark Oldman, co-founder of Vault Inc.
Work to Do "Work to Do" is a 1972 funk song by The Isley Brothers, released on their T-Neck imprint. The song, written and produced by the group, was issued on their 1972 album, Brother, Brother, Brother, and charted at #51 pop and #11 R&B upon its initial charting.
Work to Ride Founded in 1994 by Lezlie Hiner, Work to Ride (WTR) is a 501(c) (3), non-profit community-based prevention program that aids disadvantaged urban youth though constructive activities centered on horsemanship, equine sports and education. The program is housed at Chamounix Stables, located in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
Work train Work train refers to any of a number of rail cars intended for internal non-revenue use by the railroad's operator. Work trains serve functions such as track maintenance, maintenance of way, revenue collection, system cleanup and waste removal, heavy duty hauling, and crew member transport.
Work With Me, Annie Work With Me, Annie with words and music by Hank Ballard was recorded by The Royals (formerly Hank Ballard & the Midnighters) in Cincinnati on the Federal Records label January 14, 1954 and released in February. The FCC immediately opposed it due to its overtly sexual lyrics, lyrics that had crossed over and were now being listened to by a white teenage audience.
Work-family conflict Work-family conflict is “a form of interrole conflict in which the role pressures from the work and family domains are mutually incompatible in some respect. That is participation in the work (family) role is made more difficult by virtue of participation in the family (work) role” (Greenhaus & Beutell, 1985, p.
Work-in A work-in is a form of direct action, where a group of workers whose jobs are under threat resolve to remain in their place of employment and continue producing without pay. The intention is usually to show that their place of work still has long-term viability, or can be effectively self-managed by the workers.
Work-product doctrine In American civil procedure, the work-product doctrine protects materials prepared in anticipation of litigation from discovery by opposing counsel. It is also known as the work-product rule, the work-product immunity, the work-product privilege (somewhat erroneous terminology), and the work-product exception.
Work-to-rule Work-to-rule is an industrial action in which employees do no more than the minimum required by the rules of a workplace, and follow safety or other regulations to the letter in order to cause a slowdown rather than to serve their purpose. This is considered less disruptive than a strike or lockout; and just obeying the rules is less susceptible to disciplinary action.
Workable competition Workable competition is any market structure in which, taking into account structural characteristics and the dynamic factors that shaped them, no clearly indicated change can be effected through public policy measures that would result in greater social gains or losses.
Workamping Workamping, a contraction of "work camping" and also known as camp hosting, is a form of camping in the United States involving campers both working and living at a campground. Workampers generally receive compensation in the form of a free campsite, usually with free utilities (electricity, water, and sewer hookups) and additional wages.
Workbench A workbench is a table used in woodworking, metalworking, and other trades upon which work of a specific nature may take place th eworkbench may be any size but is noormaly a rectangular shape and about 3/4' of the ground but many people construct their workbenches to a hight that they fel comfortable working on woodworking benches are noormaly made from hardwoods such as popler or spruse metalworking benches are noormally made with mild steel sheeting or a plywood body with angle iron attached to the rim. Workbenches often have vices attached to them for wood workers there are three main types of vices they are the front vice screw the tail or end vice screw and the quick action vice for metal workers there is mainly one type of vice witch hase a solid cast ironbody and steel jaws annother specialty vice used in metal working is a bacially of ht esaim construction as a cast iron vice but is made from steel.
Workbench (AmigaOS) Workbench is the name given to both the core AmigaOS software that is not stored in the Kickstart ROM (the "Workbench disk"), and also the native graphical shell for the Amiga computer. The Workbench environment does not have to be loaded for software to run.
Workbrain Workbrain is a Canadian Information Technology company which develops, implements and supports web-based workforce management solutions for scheduling, time, attendance and leave management, shift bidding and trading, employee self-service, performance management, and real-time analytics. Their offerings help large organizations optimally plan, deploy manage and measure their workforces.
Workcell A workcell is an arrangement of resources in a manufacturing environment to improve the quality, speed and cost of the process. Workcells are designed to improve these by improving process flow and eliminating waste.
Worked All Continents Worked All Continents, or WAC, is an amateur radio award given to those amateur radio operators who successfully complete two-way amateur radio communications with other amateur radio stations located in each of six continental areas of the world. For the purposes of the award, the continental areas are: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania (including Australia), and South America.
Worked All States Worked All States, or WAS, is an amateur radio operating award given to those amateur radio operators who successfully complete two-way amateur radio communications with other amateur radio stations located in each of the 50 United States of America. The award is sponsored by the American Radio Relay League.
Worker and Kolkhoz Woman Worker and Kolkhoz Woman () is a 24 meter (78 feet) high sculpture made from stainless steel by Vera Mukhina in 1937. The sculpture is a typical example of the socialist realistic style, and was chosen to serve as the logo for the film studio Mosfilm.
Worker and Parasite Worker and Parasite (Рабочий И Паразит) was a fictional cartoon in The Simpsons episode "Krusty Gets Kancelled." When the popular cartoon Itchy and Scratchy, featuring a very violent cat and mouse, leaves the Krusty the Clown Show for Krusty's new competitor, Gabbo, "Eastern Europe's favorite cat and mouse team, Worker and Parasite," was a cheap replacement.
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act), a law in the United States, protects workers, their families, and communities by requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to provide notification 60 calendar days in advance of plant closings and mass layoffs.
Worker center Worker centers (alternatively workers' centers or workers centers) are non-profit organizations that organize workers who are not already members of a collective bargaining organization (such as a trade union). Many worker centers in the United States focus on immigrant workers, and most focus on low-wage workers in sectors such as restaurant, construction, day labor or agriculture.
Worker Peasant Student and Popular Front Worker Peasant Student and Popular Front (in Spanish: Frente Obrero Campesino Estudiantil y Popular) or FOCEP is a political party in Peru. It was founded as a broad front in 1977 by a group around Genaro Ledesma Izquieta, Socialist Workers Party, Peruvian Communist Party (Red Flag) and Revolutionary Marxist Workers Party.
Worker Rights Consortium The Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) is a fair labor monitoring body that oversees the production of collegiate apparel. The WRC was founded by members of United Students Against Sweatshops, university administrators, manufacturing and labor experts.
Worker Student Alliance The Worker Student Alliance (WSA) in the United States was the section of Students for a Democratic Society led by the Progressive Labor Party. The WSA argued that the best way to build a movement in the working class, like SDS wanted, was for students to become involved in workers' struggles both on and off the campuses.
Worker's Militia Following the quelled Revolution in Hungary (1956), the "Revolutionary Worker-Peasant Government" ordered on February 18, 1957 the formation of the Workers' Militia (Munkásőrség). It replaced the counter-revolutionary regime's special police force (karhatalom or also known as 'pufajkások', named after their Soviet-style quilted jackets).
Worker's Playtime Worker's Playtime was a radio variety programme transmitted on weekdays at lunchtime by the BBC Radio (Forces Programme and Light Programme) from 1941 to 1964. It was broadcast live from factory canteens, and was originally intended to help motivate industrial workers in Britain during World War II.
Worker-Communist Party of Iran The Worker-Communist Party of Iran (Persian: حزب کمونیست کارگران ایران) is a political party that seeks the overthrow of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the establishment of a 'Socialist Republic of Iran' in its place. The party's primary slogans are "Liberty, Equality, Workers' Rule" , "Down with the Islamic Republic", "For a Socialist Republic", and "The Basis of Socialism is the Human Being".
Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Hekmatist The Worker-Communist Party of Iran - Hekmatist is an opposition Iranian political party in exile. Its founder and current leader is Koorosh Modaressi, its current Vice-Leader is Rahman Hosseinzadeh and its current Chair of the Politbureau is Fateh Sheikh.
Worker-Priest Worker-priest was a missionary iniative by the French Catholic Church for priests to take up work in such places as car factories to experience the everyday life of the working class. In 1944, the first worker-priest missions were set up in Paris, and then later in Lyons and Marseille.
Workerism Workerism is a name given to different trends in left-wing political discourse, especially anarchism and Marxism. In one sense, it describes a political position concerning the political importance and centrality of the working class.
Workers and Peasants' Bloc The Workers and Peasants' Bloc (in Catalan: Bloc Obrer i Camperol, in Spanish: Bloque Obrero y Campesino) was a "Right Opposition" communist group in Spain. BOC was founded in Barcelona in 1931, as the mass front of the Catalan-Balearic Communist Federation (FCCB), after the merger of the Catalan Communist Party into FCCB.
Workers and Peasants' Socialist Party The Workers and Peasants' Socialist Party (Parti socialiste ouvrier et paysan, PSOP) was an ephemeral socialist organisation in France, formed on June 8, 1938 by Marceau Pivert. Its youth wing was the Workers and Peasants' Socialist Youth (Jeunesses Socialistes Ouvrières et Paysannes - JSOP).
Workers Beer Company The Workers Beer Company (WBC) is a British-Irish organisation which runs temporary bars at events and festivals in Europe. The organisation is run by volunteers and raises money for trade unions, charities and left-wing campaign groups.
Workers Compensation Act (Manitoba ministerial responsibility) Since 1981, the Executive Council of Manitoba has included a Minister responsible for the Workers Compensation Act. This is not a full cabinet portfolio, and the responsibility is always held by a minister with other cabinet responsibilities.
Workers Democracy Group The Workers Democracy Group (Thai: กลุ่มประชาธิปไตยแรงงาน, IPA: [klùm pràʨʰaːtʰíppàtai rɛːŋŋaːn]) is a Trotskyist group in Thailand. It is a member of the International Socialist Tendency led by the British Socialist Workers Party.
Workers Film and Photo League The Workers Film and Photo League was an organization of cultural workers in the United States affiliated with the Friends of Soviet Russia and thereby to the Internationale Arbeiterhilfe or Workers International Relief. The WIR was led by the German Willi Muenzenberg.
Workers Front for Indochina Workers Front for Indochina (in Swedish: Arbetarfront för Indokina) was a political group in Karlskrona, Sweden. The group emerged as the Karlskrona FNL-Group broke away from the United FNL Groups (DFFG) in January 1973.
Workers in Struggle Collectives Workers in Struggle Collective (in Catalan: Col·lectius d'Obrers en Lluita) was a Catalan left-nationalist trade union. COLL functioned as the trade union wing of the Socialist Party of National Liberation - provisional (PSAN-p).
Workers Institute of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought The Workers Institute of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Tsetung Thought was a small Maoist political party based in Brixton, London. It was formed by an ex-member of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist) in 1974 and circulated regular political statements in its publication, the South London Workers' Bulletin, aiming to build a "red base" in Brixton, and to encourage the People's Liberation Army to liberate the area.
Workers International to Rebuild the Fourth International The Workers International to Rebuild the Fourth International (WIRFI) is an Trotskyist international organisation. It is based in the United Kingdom and consists of a tiny remnant of the Workers Revolutionary Party.
Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory Workers Leaving The Lumière Factory or La Sortie des usines Lumière (original French title; literal English translation The Exit From the Lumière Factories), made in 1895, is a short film produced and distributed by the Lumière Brothers, and one of the first films ever made.
Workers Memorial Day Workers' Memorial Day or International Workers' Memorial Day takes place annually around the world on April 28th, an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work.Greater Manchester Hazards Centre Fact Sheet 28 April 2006 (GMHC is part of the Hazards Campaign recognised and affiliated to the UK Trades Union Congress) Author Hilda Palmer, (no ISBN); available at http://www.
Workers Nationalist Youth Workers Nationalist Youth (in Valencian: Joventut Nacionalista Obrera) was a left-wing nationalist youth movement in the Valencian Country, Spain. JNO was formed in 1921, and opted for the right of self-determination.
Workers Party (Macedonia) Workers Party (in Macedonian: Работничка Партија, Rabotnička Partija) is a political party in the Republic of Macedonia. In the 1998 parliamentary elections, the RP had presented a list with 35 candidates, headed by Đuro Keškec.
Workers Party of America Workers Party of America was the name of the legal party organization used by the Communist Party USA from 1920 until about 1930. As a legal political party the Workers Party accepted affiliation from independent socialist groups such as the African Blood Brotherhood and the Workers' Council of the United States.
Workers Party of New Zealand The Workers Party of New Zealand (until 2006 known as the Anti-Capitalist Alliance) is an umbrella group of socialists in New Zealand. It was formed to run in the 2002 elections, and is based around the Revolutionary Workers League and various independent activists.
Workers Party of Scotland The Workers Party of Scotland, also known as the Workers Party of Scotland (Marxist-Leninist) was a small Marxist-Leninist political party based in Scotland. It was founded in 1967 and campaigned for Scottish independence.
Workers Party of Spain-Communist Unity Workers Party of Spain-Communist Unity (in Spanish: Partido de los Trabajadores de España-Unidad Comunista) was a communist political party in Spain, founded by Santiago Carrillo and his followers after their expulsion from the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) in October 1985.
Workers Party of the Netherlands (build-up organisation) Workers Party of the Netherlands (build-up organisation) (in Dutch: Arbeiderspartij van Nederland (opbouworganisatie), abbreviated APN(o)) was a communist party in the Netherlands. APN(o) was founded in 1980, following a split from the Communist Workers Organisation (marxist-leninist) (KAO(ml)).
Workers Party, USA The Workers Party is a small left wing political party in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, the Workers Party stands on a platform of anti-imperialism and anti-capitalism, and produces a fortnightly newspaper The Worker.
Workers Politics Communist Organisation Workers Politics Communist Organisation (in Portuguese: Organização Comunista Política Operária) was a communist group in Portugal. OCPO was founded in September 1985, following a split from Communist Party (Reconstructed).
Workers Revolutionary Party (Peru) Workers Revolutionary Party (in Spanish: Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores) is a trotskyist political party in Peru founded in 1978 by a fraction of PST, FIR(IV) and FIR(Combate). Its f0unding leaders included Hugo Blanco, Hipólito Enríquez, Raúl Castro Vera and Nicolás Lucar.
Workers Socialist Federation The Workers Socialist Federation was a socialist political party in the United Kingdom, led by Sylvia Pankhurst. Under many different names, it gradually broadened its politics from a focus on women's suffrage to eventually become a left communist grouping.
Workers Solidarity Movement The Workers Solidarity Movement is an anarchist organisation in Ireland broadly in the platformist tradition of Nestor Makhno. It was set up in 1984 and publishes the paper Workers Solidarity and the magazine Red and Black Revolution.
Workers World Party Workers World Party (WWP) is a communist party in the United States founded in 1959 by Sam Marcy. Marcy and his followers split from the Socialist Workers Party in 1958 over a series of long-standing differences, among them Marcy's group's support for Henry A.
Workers' Aid for Bosnia Workers' Aid for Bosnia (sometimes abbreviated to "Workers' Aid") was founded in London, United Kingdom in 1993. Sixty people – socialists, trade unionists and Bosnian refugees – met to discuss how to organise solidarity with those people in ex-Yugoslavia defending a united, multi-ethnic Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Workers' Awaaz Workers' Awaaz (or "Workers' Voice") is a nonprofit, nonpartisan female domestic workers' group based in New York City. Although the group supports all women in domestic services, its primary focus is on women from South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal).
Workers' compensation Workers' compensation systems (colloquially known as workers' comp in North American English or compo in Australian English) provides compensation for employees who are injured in the course of employment. While schemes differ between jurisdictions, provision can be made for weekly payments in lieu of wages, compensation for economic loss (past and future), reimbursement or payment of medical and like expenses, general damages for pain and suffering and benefits payable to the dependents of workers killed during employment.
Workers' council A workers' council is a council, or deliberative body, composed of working class or proletarian members. While the term may include instances where employers negotiate with workers, or workers deliberate without power, the most common use of the term is to describe self-governing workers without bosses.
Workers' Commissions The Workers' Commissions (Spanish: Comisiones Obreras, CCOO) since the 1970s has become the largest trade union in Spain. It has more than one million members and is the most successful union in labor elections, competing with the socialist UniĂłn General de Trabajadores (UGT) (historically affiliated with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party [PSOE]), with the syndicalist ConfederaciĂłn General del Trabajo (CGT) usually a distant third.
Workers' Communist Party (Norway) Workers' Communist Party (in Norwegian: Arbeidernes Kommunistparti), a Norwegian communist party. Founded in 1973, as Arbeidernes Kommunistparti (marxist-leninistene), it arguably holds the leftmost ground in mainstream Norwegian politics.
Workers' Communist Party of Canada The Workers' Communist Party of Canada was a Canadian political party that nominated candidates in the 1972 and 1980 general elections. For several years it published a weekly newspaper "The Forge/La Forge".
Workers' Day Workers' Day is a national public holiday in South Africa and since 1994, it has been celebrated on 1 May of each year. It has its origins within the historical struggles of workers and their trade unions internationally for solidarity between working people in their struggles to win fair employment standards and more importantly, to establish a culture of human and worker rights and to ensure that these are enshrined in international law and the national law of those countries aligned to the International Labour Organisation.
Workers' Defence Committee The Workers’ Defence Committee (Komitet Obrony Robotników, KOR) was a Polish civil society group that emerged under communist rule to give aid to prisoners detained after labor strikes in 1976 and their families. KOR was a strong example of successful organizing related to specific issues relevant in the public's daily lives, a precursor and inspiration to efforts of Solidarity a few years later.
Workers' Educational Association The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) seeks to provide access to education and lifelong learning for adults from all backgrounds, and in particular those who have previously missed out on education. The International Federation of Workers Education Associations (IFWEA) has consultative status to UNESCO.
Workers' Front of Catalonia The Workers' Front of Catalonia (in Catalan: Front Obrer de Catalunya, FOC - foc means "fire" in Catalan) was a clandestine political movement in Catalonia, Spain, formed in 1961, and active during the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco. It was the continuation of the Popular Democratic Association of Catalonia (AssociaciĂł DemocrĂ tica Popular de Catalunya), one created by university students inspired by liberation theology and the Cuban revolution.
Workers' International League (1937) The Workers' International League was a Trotskyist political party in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1937 by around ten members of the Militant Group, who had split due to rumours concerning the activity of Ralph Lee, then a newly arrived South African member.
Workers' International League (US) Workers' International League is the name of a group in the United States formed to sympathise with the Committee for a Marxist International (CMI). The group is better known by the name of their magazine, Socialist Appeal.
Workers' Internationalist League The Workers Internationalist League was a Trotskyist group in Britain founded in the summer of 1983 by the Internationalist Faction of the Workers Socialist League. It was the British affiliate of the Trotskyist International Liaison Committee until that body was renamed the International Trotskyist Committee.

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