# Tom Axton — Oil! character guide

> Tom Axton in Oil! by Upton Sinclair.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Axton

**First appearance:** 0001-oil

## Who they are

A minor character, possibly a worker or associate.

## In the story

### [VII: The Strike](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/vii-the-strike)

Tom Axton is the union organizer who challenges Bunny's views, pointing out Dad's ignorance of the Employers' Federation and the spread of discontent among workers.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/ii)

Union organizer for the Oil Workers' Union, meets Bunny in the reading-room, explains the Employers' Federation's violent tactics, and predicts a strike.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/iv)

Speaks at the mass meeting, advising strikers to maintain order and avoid provocation, and explains the tactics of the Employers' Federation and hired deputies.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/x)

Referenced as the organizer of oil workers in Paradise field; Bunny uses his name in a coded message.

### [XIV: The Star](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/xiv-the-star)

Organizer for the oil workers' union; advocates unity to save the union.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/iii)

Listed by Roscoe as a known labor agitator under surveillance.

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