Longshoremen's Union
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- Jun 30, 1886The Waterfront Standoff of 1886Striking workers at the Northern Pacific railroad docks force a showdown over fair pay, halting cargo operations in a city on the rise.Seattle, WA
- Jul 22, 1888The Seattle Longshoreman’s Strike of 1888When the steamship Alki arrived in Seattle, a confrontation between non-union workers and the Longshoremen's Union highlighted the volatile labor climate on the Puget Sound docks.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Feb 2, 1891Longshoremen Wage War on Stevedoring MonopolyA newly formed stevedoring firm threatens the livelihoods of union workers, sparking a conflict on the Seattle waterfront.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Mar 24, 1892The Steamship Captain Who Defied the Union with a Revolver and a Hot-Water HoseWhen labor organizers boarded the schooner 'Maid of Oregon' to enforce a non-union purge, the sixty-five-year-old captain met them with a weapon in one hand and a blast of steam in the other.Seattle, WA
- May 15, 1892Longshoremen Battle Steamship Crew Over Alien LaborA confrontation on the waterfront erupts after a ship's captain replaces union workers with a Japanese crew, sparking a legal test case on contract labor laws.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- May 16, 1892Longshoremen Protest Japanese Crew Aboard Steamship WilmingtonA standoff on the Seattle waterfront leads to the arrest of a ship's captain for allegedly violating federal foreign contract labor laws.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Jul 3, 1892Longshoremen Win 17-Minute Pioneer Place Tug-of-WarThousands pack Pioneer Place to watch a grueling seventeen-minute battle of strength between Seattle’s longshoremen and sailors.Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
- Oct 13, 1892The Waterfront Stand-offA shipping captain's attempt to use non-union crews to unload his vessel in Seattle ignites a volatile labor clash on the docks.Seattle, WA
- Dec 14, 1892Seattle Chamber of Commerce Takes Aim at LongshoremenThe Chamber of Commerce moves to break the power of harbor unions, threatening to form competing organizations and call for police intervention.Smith Cove, Seattle, WA
- Dec 19, 1892The Conflict at the DocksThe Seattle Chamber of Commerce investigates longshoremen’s union rules, finding that discriminatory labor practices and disputes over foremen are diverting shipping business to Tacoma and Port Blakely.Seattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Apr 12, 1893Longshoremen Wage War on 'Alien' CrewA ship captain was arrested in Tacoma for allowing his foreign crew to load lumber, sparking a battle over labor rights and local wages.Tacoma, WA
- Apr 14, 1893Who Gets to Work the Docks?A court ruling on the labor of foreign sailors in local ports highlights the fierce competition for maritime jobs in 1890s Tacoma.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 13, 1894Longshoremen Wage Battle at the DocksTensions boil over as the Pacific Coast Steamship Company attempts to slash wages and break the power of the longshoremen's union.Seattle, WA
- Jan 16, 1894Seattle Longshoremen Fight to Save Their UnionWorkers speak out against a Pacific Coast Steamship Company lockout intended to dismantle their collective bargaining power.Seattle waterfront, Seattle, WA
- Aug 27, 1894The Delegate Bunko: Party Math and a Patronage PromiseSeattle's Letter Writer Carson is accused of letting King County lose convention delegates, while Collector Saunders denies breaking a promise to a Seattle longshoremen's leader.Seattle, WA
- Feb 25, 1904Longshoremen Walk Out Over Government Dock ControlA labor dispute erupts at the government docks as union workers protest the quartermaster's direct handling of cargo.Tacoma, WA