Longshoremen's union
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- Apr 20, 1904Longshoremen Block Police AppointmentTacoma union workers successfully pressured the Mayor to rescind the appointment of a police sergeant who had acted as a strike-breaker.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 29, 1904They Promised Clean Bunks and Good Food. The Sailors Knew Better.At a longshoremen's meeting in Tacoma, a delegate described how ship's officers lured landsmen aboard with false promises — and told of a sailor who drowned swimming for shore rather than sail on the Henry Failing.Tacoma harbor, Tacoma, WA