Trades Council
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- Jul 11, 1892Tacoma Labor Rallies for Homestead StrikersHundreds of workers gather to denounce Pinkerton agents and call for protective labor legislation in Washington State.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 22, 1892Tacoma’s Chinese Merchant Question Turns to Threats of ViolenceA visiting Chinese businessman tests whether Tacoma will admit Chinese merchants, while the Trades Council calls them “a pestilential social element” and a crowd waits at the depot.Tacoma, WA
- Nov 18, 1893Tacoma’s $1,000,000 Water SwindleCitizens demand a grand jury investigation into the alleged theft of public water funds and the shady release of indemnity bonds.Tacoma, WA
- Dec 27, 1893Labor Takes a Scalpel to Tacoma's Budget — and Calls Out the BoodlersAs Tacoma's finance committee hunts for cuts, the Trades Council arrives with its own salary schedule, demands depositories for the city's money, and accuses the Chamber of Commerce of encouraging 'unlawful appropriation.'Tacoma, WA
- Jan 2, 1894The Tacoma Taxpayer’s Fight Against ‘Fake’ Legislative WedgesCitizens and labor organizations organize against city officials accused of manipulating tax laws and misusing municipal funds for private gain.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 5, 1894The Chamber of Commerce vs. The City HallTacoma's business establishment pushes for aggressive municipal spending cuts, sparking a petty war with the city council.Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA
- May 23, 1894Tacoma's Labor Boycott: Business Men Forced to Meet in a Basement as Tensions EscalateA planned meeting of business men to address the Trades Council's boycott of the Ledger newspaper is postponed after the Commercial Club refuses its rooms. Undeterred, a group meets in a basement, but the Trades Council dismisses it as meaningless. The city remains on edge as labor and business collide.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 14, 1903The Political Machine Topples in Walla WallaVoters hand a crushing defeat to the local political machine, rejecting entrenched interests and the influence of gambling money.Walla Walla, WA
- Jul 22, 1903Clergy and Labor Align at Armory HallLocal ministers addressed a union meeting in Walla Walla, arguing for the moral and economic necessity of organized labor.Walla Walla, WA
- Jun 30, 1911The Unbroken Line of Everett MachinistsStriking workers at the Sumner Iron Works receive community support as union solidarity continues to hold.Everett, WA
- Nov 10, 1911Everett Labor Council Funds McNamara DefenseLocal union leaders donate hundreds to the high-profile legal defense of labor activists accused of the Los Angeles Times bombing.Everett, WA
- Jan 5, 1912The Labor Council Takes a Stand on Grease CupsEverett labor leaders boycott a manufacturing company over unfair labor practices in Los Angeles.Everett, WA
- Feb 16, 1912The Price of Public WaterEverett’s labor leaders take on the Stone-Webster utility monopoly in a high-stakes battle over rigged rates and watered stock.City Hall, Everett, WA
- May 31, 1912The Labor War Over a Restaurant Window CardA local cafe finds itself at odds with the Cooks and Waiters' Union in a dispute over unionization and laundry services.Everett, WA