Bruce Duncan "Utah" Phillips (May 15, 1935 – May 23, 2008) was an American labor organizer, folk singer, storyteller and poet. He described the struggles of labor unions and the power of direct action, self-identifying as an anarchist. He often promoted the Industrial Workers of the World in his music, actions, and words. Biography Early years Phillips was born in Cleveland to Edwin Deroger Phillips and Frances Kathleen Coates. His father, Edwin Phillips, was a labor organizer, and his parents' activism influenced much of his life's work. Phillips was a card-carrying member of the Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblies) headquartered in Chicago. His parents divorced and his mother remarried. Phillips was adopted at the age of five by his stepfather, Syd Cohen, who managed the Hippodrome Theater in Cleveland, one of the last vaudeville houses in the city. Cohen moved the family to Salt Lake City, Utah, where he managed the Lyr
Bruce Duncan "Utah" Phillips (15 de mayo de 1935 - 23 de mayo de 2008) fue un organizador de trabajo estadounidense, cantante folk, narrador y poeta. Describió las luchas de los sindicatos laborales y el poder de la acción directa, identificándose a sí mismo como un anarquista. A menudo promovió a los Trabajadores Industriales del Mundo en su música, acciones y palabras. Biografía A principios de los años Phillips nació en Cleveland para Edwin Deroger Phillips y Frances Kathleen Coates. Su padre, Edwin Phillips, fue un organizador de trabajo, y el activismo de sus padres influyó en gran parte de su trabajo de vida. Phillips fue un miembro cargado de tarjetas de los Trabajadores Industriales del Mundo (Wobblies) con sede en Chicago. Sus padres se divorciaron y su madre se volvieron a casar.