Central Labor Union
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- Feb 9, 1892The Scissors-Duel of La ConnerA Seattle capitalist and a labor agitator clash in a bizarre, violent confrontation that left the local agitator wounded and the city buzzing with gossip.La Conner, WA
- Feb 12, 1894Labor Unions Demand Political PledgesSeattle labor organizations unite to demand that city political candidates pledge support for a labor commissioner and the initiative.Seattle, WA
- Aug 13, 1894Labor Day at Madison Park—and a Boycott Aimed at MinneapolisSeattle union delegates planned a citywide Labor Day celebration and answered a flour-mill wage cut in Minneapolis with a boycott.Seattle, WA
- Mar 21, 1895Seattle’s Unemployed Planned to Get Arrested Rather Than Go HungryIn 1895, a new Workhouse Club proposed a march on City Hall to demand work—and a mass arrest as the backup plan.Seattle City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Jan 1, 1904The Beer Boycott Battle in SeattleWhen a labor union tried to weaponize Sunday-closing laws against a hotel manager, the prosecutor smelled a rat.Seattle, WA