Why were IWW members called "Wobblies?"

According to my dictionary it was apparently a mispronunciation of the "Ws" - wubble youse!

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Originally posted by MkStfnz:
Why were IWW members called "Wobblies?"

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The Industrial Workers of the World were somewhat unusual in being willing to recruit racial minorities (as opposed to national minorities, who made up the bulk of other unions in their day). The "Wobblies" nickname came from a Chinese mispronunciation of the initials, which sounded to a northwestern sheriff like "I wobbly wobbly."

Alan Moore

Thanks for your answers!