“Solidarity forever, for the union makes us strong” 🎵 Written in 1915 by organizer, poet, artist, and writer Ralph Chaplin, “Solidarity Forever” is one of the most popular union songs of the American labor movement. Chaplin was inspired by the West Virginian coal miners during the Paint Creek–Cabin Creek Strike of 1912. As a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.), Chaplin was the editor of their publications “Solidarity” and “Industrial Worker.” This version of the song was reco