Organization

Everett Trades Council

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Feb 11, 1909The Open Shop Battle for the New High SchoolEverett labor unions organize a public mass meeting to protest a city high school contract being awarded to an 'open shop' contractor.Everett, WA
Feb 18, 1909The Forgotten Platform for a People's WashingtonIn 1909, a visionary reformer urged a fractured movement of grangers, socialists, and unionists to put aside their hobbies and unite behind a single platform of 'Majority Rule.'Everett, WA
Feb 25, 1909The Price of a Life: Labor Fights Back Against Dangerous LegislationOrganized labor in Everett rallies against a proposed senate bill that would cap death and injury payouts for workers at $5,000.Everett, WA
Feb 25, 1909Everett's Organized Labor Takes a Stand on Plumbing and PoliticsThe Everett Trades Council maneuvers to secure a union-backed plumbing inspector and coordinates a new central body for local unions.Everett, WA
Mar 4, 1909State Senate Kills Eight-Hour Bill for Women WorkersEverett labor leaders blast the State Senate for killing protections for working women.Everett, WA
Mar 18, 1909The Political Heist of 1909Everett’s labor leaders decry a state legislative session that killed pro-worker laws and undermined the direct primary, centralizing power back into the hands of party machines and corporations.Everett, WA
Mar 25, 1909The Campaign for Japanese Exclusion in MukilteoEverett labor organizers cite local industrial hiring practices as a threat to the American standard of living.Mukilteo, WA
Apr 1, 1909Labor Solidarity vs. International OrdersEverett unionists protest the Brick and Stone Masons International for forcing members to work on an 'unfair' job site.Everett, WA
Apr 8, 1909The Unseen Power of the Union HouseholdA labor organizer argues that the path to better wages and shorter hours starts at home, by educating the women who control the family's purchasing power.Everett, WA
Apr 15, 1909The Vultures of the Job MarketEverett labor organizers expose the predatory practices of private employment agencies that steal from the city's most vulnerable job seekers.Everett, WA
Apr 15, 1909Organized Labor Campaigns to Exclude Asian WorkersEverett labor delegates pass a resolution targeting Japanese businesses in a push to solidify the city as a 'white man's country.'Everett, WA
Apr 15, 1909The Frontier Has Closed: A Warning to LaborRaymond Robbins, a seasoned labor organizer, speaks to Everett workers about the vanishing frontier and the coming industrial struggle.Everett, WA
Apr 22, 1909Anti-Asian Sentiment and Fear in the Labor JournalThe official organ of the Everett Trades Council argues against Japanese labor competition, citing fears of invasion and industrial displacement.Everett, WA
Apr 29, 1909Everett Labor Leaders Organize Bellingham TradesLocal union activists Jim Ballew and Dave Watt travel to Bellingham to help workers there establish their own Building Trades Council.Bellingham, WA
May 20, 1909The Battle for the Great Northern DepotEverett union workers clash with Seattle tradesmen over strike-breaking at a local railway site.Everett, WA
Jun 3, 1909Why Everett’s Unions Need a WatchdogThe Labor Journal argues that without a business agent, small-scale non-union work will erode the gains made by organized labor in a rapidly expanding Everett.Everett, WA
Jun 24, 1909The Price of Industrial GrowthA scathing critique of Teddy Roosevelt's 'Homes Commission' report reveals the deadly reality behind the era's industrial boom.Everett, WA
Jul 1, 1909Why Everett Labor Boycotted the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific ExpositionLocal union leaders refused to celebrate Seattle's massive world's fair, citing a long history of anti-labor practices by the contractors who built it.Seattle, WA
Jul 29, 1909An Empty Hall for the Labor MovementA call for unity in Everett’s political organizing goes largely unanswered by local union delegates.Everett, WA
Aug 6, 1909Everett’s Baptism by FireAfter major conflagrations reveal a pathetic water supply, local labor leaders demand a municipal water system.Everett, WA
Sep 3, 1909Everett’s Organized Labor Defies the PanicDespite the financial turmoil of 1907-1908, local unions report strength and steady growth, proving their resilience against employer attempts to drive down wages.Everett, WA
Sep 3, 1909Labor Day as a Site of StruggleAn Everett editorial reflects on the political weight of Labor Day, the threat of injunctions, and the imprisonment of labor leaders.Everett, WA
Oct 8, 1909The Union Label InspectionEverett shingle weavers form a committee to enforce labor solidarity by auditing the hats of their fellow workers.Everett, WA
Oct 8, 1909The Union Hat InspectionEverett shingle weavers take a stand to enforce union purchasing power.Everett, WA
Oct 15, 1909Everett Labor Unions Tighten Boycott Against Non-Union MeatsOrganized labor in Everett launches a city-wide effort to identify and avoid markets carrying 'unfair' meat products.Everett, WA
Oct 29, 1909A 1909 Newspaper Campaign Against Japanese ImmigrantsA local labor newspaper warns that the white working class of Everett faces the same economic ruin as San Francisco due to competition from Japanese laborers.Everett, WA
Nov 12, 1909Unionists Call Out Local Church for Using Non-Union LaborThe Everett Trades Council wires the American Federation of Labor, protesting a local Presbyterian church’s choice of an 'unfair' contractor.Everett, WA
Nov 19, 1909Union Boycotts and Labor OrganizingThe Everett Trades Council takes a hard line against non-union businesses and 'unfair' contractors in a display of organized labor's local muscle.Everett, WA
Dec 3, 1909Railroad Switchmen Walk Out in Massive StrikeEverett switchmen join a regional effort to shut down rail traffic from the Great Lakes to the Pacific in a fight for higher wages and safer working conditions.Everett, WA
Dec 3, 1909The 'Industrial Mendicant' and the Fight for Union SolidarityA 1909 editorial lambasts workers who accept union-won raises while refusing to pay dues or support the organization.Everett, WA
Dec 10, 1909The Switchmen's Dilemma: A Fight for the Eight-Hour DayMayor D.W. Lawler details why railroad workers are rejecting mandatory arbitration under the Erdman Act, arguing it strips them of their power to strike while leaving them trapped in unfair conditions.Everett, WA
Dec 31, 1909The Fight Against 'Canned Water'Everett labor organizers inspect local grocers to expose deceptive packaging and short-weighting in the canned fruit industry.Everett, WA
Jan 7, 1910Everett Unions Mobilize Against the 'White Plague'The Trades Council joins a city-wide public health campaign to confront tuberculosis, designating a special 'Labor Night' to educate workers.Everett, WA
Jan 7, 1910The Right to Boycott: Everett Labor Leader Recounts National FightErnest P. Marsh details a high-stakes constitutional battle over free speech and the power of organized labor to influence trade.Everett, WA
Jan 14, 1910Everett Labor Joins Nationwide Rebellion Against U.S. SteelLocal union leaders rally to the national call to challenge the 'autocratic domination' of the steel industry as conflict over the open shop reaches a breaking point.Everett, WA
Jan 14, 1910Everett Trades Council Takes Stand on Municipal WaterOrganized labor in Everett throws its weight behind a push for city-owned water utilities and conservation efforts.Everett, WA
Jan 28, 1910The 'Unfair List' WarA local businessman threatens a newspaper editor over his inclusion on a labor union's blacklist, sparking a clash over the power of organized labor in Everett.Everett, WA
Apr 1, 1910The Benefit Smoker for Striking SwitchmenEverett workers filled Fraternal Hall for a night of wrestling and boxing to support switchmen during their long-running strike.Everett, WA
Apr 1, 1910The Price of a 'Cheap' HaircutEverett union barbers expose an unlicensed 'lady barber' working in a non-union shop.Everett, WA
Apr 1, 1910The Union Frisking CommitteeEverett union members turn to direct enforcement of the union label, fining fellow workers who wear non-union clothing.Everett, WA
Apr 15, 1910The Thankless Task of Union LeadershipAn editorial on the burnout and internal conflict that plagued local labor unions in Everett.Everett, WA
May 6, 1910The Racial and Economic Tensions of the Pacific CoastA widely reprinted analysis examines the influx of Chinese, Japanese, and Hindu laborers into the Pacific Northwest and the resulting labor conflicts.Seattle, WA
May 13, 1910Everett Trades Council Reports Local Union GainsThe Everett Trades Council meets to process new credentials, update the 'unfair' list, and report on the healthy status of local trade unions.Everett, WA
May 20, 1910The Eight-Hour Day FightEverett labor organizers call out local manufacturers for 'calamity howls' and fear-mongering regarding the movement for shorter workdays.Everett, WA
May 20, 1910The Wealth Test for JusticeA new statute restricting jury duty to 'taxpayers' effectively excludes the working class from serving as peers in legal proceedings.Everett, WA
May 27, 1910The Laundry Strike of 1910Striking laundry workers in Everett launch a campaign for higher wages and against the 'laundry trust,' enlisting public support to run their own mobile collection service.Everett, WA
Jun 24, 1910The Eight-Hour Day Fight Reaches Fever PitchLocal machinists are holding firm in a region-wide strike against the Sumner Iron Works and other firms to secure the eight-hour workday.Everett, WA
Jul 1, 1910Everett Workers Plan Their Own HomeLocal union members launch a stock drive to fund a permanent headquarters for the Everett Trades Council.Everett, WA
Jul 15, 1910Machinists Stand Firm in Eight-Hour StruggleStriking workers across the Pacific Coast remain resilient against employer efforts to maintain the ten-hour workday.Everett, WA
Jul 15, 1910Everett Labor Leaders Discuss Cooperative FutureThe Everett Trades Council explores expanding co-operative ventures with local granges, including a state-wide co-operative society following the success of Seattle's model.Everett, WA
Jul 15, 1910State Labor President Pushes for Direct LegislationCharlie Case challenges Everett union members to fight for initiative, referendum, and recall powers as the primary civic issue.Everett, WA
Jul 22, 1910Everett Electrical Workers Walk OutAfter months of failed negotiations with Stone & Webster management, union electricians strike for higher wages and a recognized collective bargaining agreement.Everett, WA
Aug 5, 1910Labor Organizer Accuses Judge Burke in 1886 Seattle Anti-Chinese RiotsA labor organizer confronts a political candidate over his role in the 1886 Seattle riots and the killing of a protester.Seattle, WA
Aug 12, 1910Spokane Suffragists Bring the Fight to Everett’s Union HallTwo organizers from Spokane bridge the gap between industrial labor struggles and the demand for women's suffrage.Everett, WA
Sep 2, 1910The Pride of the Union CityEight years after its dedication, the Everett Labor Temple stands as a monument to local union solidarity and the struggle for a space of their own.Lombard Avenue, Everett, WA
Sep 9, 1910The Contract Proof of a Hidden StrikeA labor newspaper exposes the desperate tactics used by the Sumner Iron Works to recruit strikebreakers through shady employment contracts.Everett, WA
Sep 9, 1910Everett’s Biggest Labor Day ParadeThousands turned out to watch the impressive Labor Day pageant, where local unions showcased their strength and community spirit.Hewitt Avenue, Everett, WA
Sep 23, 1910The Theater War on Hewitt AvenueThe local Trades Council rallies behind stage hands, accusing the Everett Theatre manager of using a contract dispute to mask business failures.Hewitt Ave, Everett, WA
Sep 30, 1910The Machine Behind the BadgeStriking Everett machinists allege that local industry and the police have merged, with company men serving as 'special police' to suppress picket lines.Everett, WA
Oct 7, 1910The Struggle Over the Everett TheatreA labor dispute at the city's premier stage leaves local theatre-goers in the dark, but managers say a fair wage isn't the problem.Everett Theatre, Everett, WA
Oct 14, 1910Why Labor Leaders Oppose the Prohibition MovementA working man argues that prohibition is a distraction from the real dangers facing laborers, such as unsafe working conditions and monopoly power.Everett, WA
Oct 14, 1910The Judge Who Stood Up to the InjunctionA local Everett judge delivers a fiery defense of the right to strike and critique of the 'injunction' as a tool against labor organization.Everett, WA
Oct 28, 1910Labor Journal Launches Campaign Against the State Supreme CourtEverett’s labor organ alleges that five sitting justices conspired with corporations to rig the nomination process and undermine direct democracy.Everett, WA
Nov 4, 1910The Political Tug-of-War Over the Temperance VoteAs Everett prepares to vote on the liquor question, the Labor Journal critiques state senator George Cotterill's approach and argues that labor's interests transcend the wet-dry binary.Everett, WA
Nov 4, 1910The Saloon Was Their Paycheck: Everett Labor’s Fight Against ProhibitionIn November 1910, Everett’s union locals — cigar makers, brewery workers, bartenders, cooks and waiters — urged a vote for license, warning that Prohibition would throw hundreds out of work and scatter their families.Everett, WA
Nov 25, 1910Everett Labor Council Reports Progress on Unionizing Local Theaters and ShopsThe Everett Trades Council secures a victory for stage employees and retail clerks while donating to the orphans' home.Everett Theatre, Everett, WA
Dec 9, 1910Everett Labor Unions Demand Immigration RestrictionCiting an influx of 'pauper labor' from Southern Europe, the Everett Trades Council lobbies Congress to stem the tide.Everett, WA
Dec 23, 1910The Ten-Cent Bet That BackfiredAn Everett light company employee tried to bluff a union man over strike-related power outages, but ended up losing his confidence and his pride.Everett, WA
Dec 23, 1910Everett Unions Push for National Immigration RestrictionsFollowing the Everett Trades Council's lead, Boston labor unions adopt resolutions calling for the restriction of immigrant labor to protect domestic wages.Everett, WA
Jan 6, 1911The Everett Street Car StrikeStriking transit workers face off against a 'soulless corporation' as public sympathy mounts against the company's use of hired thugs.Everett, WA
Jan 13, 1911The Streetcar Strike Was Only the BeginningAfter forcing the Stone-Webster corporation to yield, Everett’s organized labor sets its sights on public control of utilities.Everett, WA
Feb 3, 1911Everett Labor Organizes for the Eight-Hour DayThe Trades Council mandates a local push for legislation and calls for strict union labeling in local businesses.Everett, WA
Feb 17, 1911The Fight for the Eight-Hour Day and Industrial JusticeAs Washington’s legislature debates a landmark compensation act, labor leader Peter Henretty delivers an impassioned plea for the 'soldiers of labor' working in the state’s most dangerous mines.Olympia, WA
Mar 3, 1911The Fight to Curb Judicial OverreachA radical proposal to strip Washington courts of the power to declare state laws unconstitutional sparks a fierce debate in the legislature.Olympia, WA
Mar 10, 1911The Most Progressive Session in YearsWashington's legislature scores a victory for labor with new laws on workmen's compensation, an eight-hour day for women, and the initiative and referendum.Olympia, WA
Mar 17, 1911The Closure of the Free Employment BureauEverett’s decision to shutter its city-run employment office leaves unemployed laborers at the mercy of predatory agencies.Everett, WA
Mar 31, 1911Labor Editor Calls for Production for UseH.P. Hughes, editor of The Spokane Labor World, speaks to Everett workers on the power of the labor press and the necessity of shifting away from a profit-driven economy.Everett, WA
Mar 31, 1911Union Council Targets 'Greek Labor' in Local MillsA meeting of the Everett Trades Council highlights rising nativist sentiment and exclusionary hiring practices in the local timber industry.Everett, WA
Apr 21, 1911The Van Valley Bottling Works Remains UnfairA labor dispute over wages and union jurisdiction continues to heat up in Everett.Everett, WA
May 5, 1911Everett Labor Unions Denounce Arrest of McNamaraLocal labor councils pass scathing resolutions condemning the abduction of union officials in the Los Angeles Times bombing case.Everett, WA
May 5, 1911The War Over Electric LightsEverett union workers are turning off their lights to force the local power company to the bargaining table.Everett, WA
May 12, 1911Brewery Workers Strike in EverettA labor dispute over wages at the Van Valey Bottling Works leads to an order for local drivers to cease work.Everett, WA
Jun 9, 1911The Great Machinist Strike of 1910One year into a bitter, coast-wide industrial struggle for the eight-hour day, union machinists look toward inevitable victory.Everett, WA
Jun 9, 1911The Farmer-Labor Political AllianceA leading local voice calls for a unified front between Everett's agrarian and industrial workers to counter corporate dominance and secure economic reform.Everett, WA
Jun 30, 1911The Long Siege for the Eight-Hour DayFor over a year, Everett's machinists have held the line against Pacific Coast manufacturing giants in a battle for shorter hours.Everett, WA
Jul 14, 1911Organizing the Purchasing Power of Everett’s WivesMrs. Rose B. Moore brings a new strategy to the Labor Temple: mobilizing women to force local merchants to stock union-labeled goods.Everett, WA
Aug 4, 1911City Council Rejects Safety Standards for Electrical WorkersThe Everett City Council ignored the desperate pleas of local electricians for basic workplace safety ordinances.Everett, WA
Aug 11, 1911The Unfair Tax Burden on Everett's Small HomeownersLocal labor advocates expose how corporations and land speculators pay only a fraction of their property taxes compared to the working class.Everett, WA
Aug 11, 1911The Shadowy Policing of Sumner's Iron WorksEverett labor organizers discover that local police badges were secretly handed out to strikebreakers, sparking a call for commission government.Everett, WA
Aug 11, 1911Secret Police PowersA labor critique of the 'wholesale granting' of secret police stars to strike-breakers at the local iron works.Everett, WA
Sep 1, 1911The Eight-Hour Day as a Moral MandateA fiery editorial argues that the eight-hour movement is the most significant moral and social reform of the age, transcending the 'superior intelligence' of lawyers and editors.Everett, WA
Oct 13, 1911The State Ousts its Leading Champion of Working WomenBlanche H. Mason, Assistant State Labor Commissioner, is fired for 'the good of the department' after aggressively enforcing labor laws for women.Olympia, WA
Oct 13, 1911A Labor Leader’s FarewellEverett’s labor community packs the Labor Temple to celebrate the departure of organizer Rose B. Moore.Everett, WA
Oct 20, 1911The McNamara Defense Fund BallEverett’s labor community gathers at a boisterous benefit dance to raise funds for the legal defense of the McNamara brothers.Everett, WA
Oct 20, 1911The McNamara Defense BallEverett labor unions crowd the dance floor to raise funds for a controversial national legal defense campaign.Everett, WA
Oct 27, 1911Printers’ Union Strikes Back After 'Religious' RejectionThe Trades Council declares the Cascade Printing & Stationery Company 'unfair' after a dispute over religious grounds for opposing labor organization.Everett, WA
Nov 10, 1911A Political Earthquake in EverettSocialists secure three council seats as voters reject party lines, sparking talk of a new political era.Everett, WA
Nov 24, 1911Labor Council Pushes for City-Owned Employment BureauAdvocates argue that municipalizing the labor exchange and regulating waterfront docks is essential to preparing Everett for the opening of the Panama Canal.Everett, WA
Dec 1, 1911Everett Trades Council Demands Presidential Primary ReformEverett’s organized labor body petitioned Governor Hay to call a special session of the legislature, arguing that citizens, not political machines, should choose presidential candidates.Everett, WA
Dec 15, 1911Defending the New Workers' Compensation ActEverett labor leaders push back against corporate attempts to undermine the state's landmark compensation law.Everett, WA
Dec 22, 1911Everett Labor League Prepares for Leap Year GalaDespite a heavy rainstorm, the Ladies' Union League in Everett gathered to elect new leadership and finalize plans for an unconventional New Year's Eve dance.Everett, WA
Jan 26, 1912The Bitter Fight for Workers' Rights in the 1911 LegislatureA legislative post-mortem reveals how labor advocates clashed with corporate interests over the landmark Workmen's Compensation Act and the battle to end 'first aid' graft.Olympia, WA
Mar 1, 1912The French Laundry ShowdownA bitter labor dispute over an engineer's credentials at the French Laundry reveals the intense struggle for union recognition in 1912 Everett.Everett, WA
Mar 8, 1912Everett Socialists Rally for Lawrence StrikersLocal unionists and radicals pack Liberty Hall to protest the brutal treatment of striking textile workers in the East and send a formal message to the President.Liberty Hall, Everett, WA
Mar 22, 1912The Fight for Fair Wages and Honest EmploymentEverett labor leaders outline a legislative agenda to target employment 'sharks' and secure a minimum wage for women workers.Everett, WA
Apr 5, 1912Baseball Returns to EverettJack Healy’s renovated park opens for the season with a hard-fought game against Vancouver.Robbins' Park, Everett, WA
Apr 19, 1912Everett Voters Approve Commission GovernmentA tight race for a new municipal charter promises a flurry of political campaigning for the city's newly created executive positions.Everett, WA
Apr 19, 1912Everett Laborites Rally for Grays Harbor StrikersProtest meeting held at Liberty Hall condemns the treatment of workers and union organizers during the Grays Harbor shingle weaver struggle.Liberty Hall, Everett, WA
May 3, 1912The Union Candidates for Everett's New CommissionLabor Journal highlights the three union-card carriers entering the race for city commission under Everett's new 1912 charter.Everett, WA
May 10, 1912The Looming Gate: Labor and the Fear of the CanalAs the opening of the Panama Canal approached, the Everett Trades Council lobbied for strict immigration restrictions, fearing a flood of 'undesirables' into Pacific ports.Everett Waterfront, Everett, WA
Jun 14, 1912Labor’s Young Socialist Hopeful for Everett CommissionerAs Everett transitions to a commission-style government, the labor movement taps 27-year-old R.J. Olinger, an electrical worker, to represent their platform in the upcoming municipal election.Everett, WA