Clerks' Union
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- Jul 26, 1888The 1888 Crusade Against '13-Hour Days' in SeattleWhen local shopkeepers refused to close their doors at 8 p.m., the Clerks' Union launched a public campaign to boycott the stores that kept their workers trapped in a cycle of exhausting, long-hour shifts.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Nov 11, 1910Employer Fined for Overworking Female StaffA state labor official cracks down on local violations of the ten-hour work law for women.Everett, WA
- Nov 18, 1910Organizing Women in the Industrial WorkforceLabor organizers discuss the rising number of women in the workforce and the urgent need for unionization to secure basic dignity and safety.Everett, WA