I.W.W.
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- Mar 29, 1912Grays Harbor's Mill Workers Turn on the Sawdust RingA shingle weavers' strike has widened into a region-wide industrial war, drawing A.F. of L. craftsmen and I.W.W. laborers into a fight against the mill owners who ran Grays Harbor politics.Aberdeen, WA
- Feb 16, 1917The Everett Dock Riot Trials ApproachA judge in Everett sets the date for the mass trial of 73 I.W.W. members accused of murder following the violent confrontation on the Everett municipal docks.Everett, WA
- Apr 12, 1917Bayonets at the BridgeTensions rise as National Guardsmen are deployed to patrol regional rail infrastructure, leading to a direct confrontation with an I.W.W. member.Pasco, WA
- Jun 14, 1917The War Over the DraftA young member of the I.W.W. is arrested for failing to register for the draft, exposing the intense friction between local authorities and the labor movement during WWI.Kennewick, WA
- Jul 12, 1917Federal Troops Clear I.W.W. Halls in Yakima ValleyCompany B of the Third Oregon regiment arrests 24 agitators in North Yakima and dozens more near Easton.Yakima, WA