Some unfortunate IWW bashing in the comments

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) labour union is pleased to announce the formation of the new Regional Organising Committee for Zimbabwe (Zim-ROC). 

Im a current dsa member interested in joining the iww, but im wondering if there is anybody located near me, in the central coast of california, san luis obispo county, to be exact?

A man came into the IWW. And he began to interrogate the fellow worker. He said, “Nell, have you heard our speakers?” “No, me no hear the IWW speaker.” “Have you read the preamble?” “Me no hear the Preamble.” “What do you know of Karl Marx?” “Who is he, a tailor?” “Nell, why do you want to join the IWW?” he said. “Because I heard the IWW fucks with the boss all the time.” This is the answer, a simple answer. That’s why the employing class has hated the IWW. And that’s why you young men and women in this organisation coming up; some of you may have been tempted by this Socialist Workers Party, and these are the people who give you suave, intelligent, well-educated people with five or six PHD degrees to lead you out of the wilderness. It’s going to take the dishwashers, the bricklayers, the carpenters, and the wage workers to make the revolution. And once you get that in your head and understand that, we’ll get somewhere.

Happy Labor Day read more: Frans Cedervall IWW Soap Box Speaker

https://medium.com/write-your-world/frans-cedervall-soap-box-speaker-9bfbbda71001?postPublishedType=repub

Does owning stock make you an employer? Do you need controlling interest to be considered an employer? What are the details? (I checked the constitution searching for the term "employer" and found no clarification, I also checked the legal definition of employer online which was also ambiguous).