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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 138 |
| 1910 | 151 |
| 1911 | 159 |
| 1912 | 73 |
521 stories
- The Price of a Life on the Rails
A tragic railroad fatality sparks a heated demand for experienced, English-speaking labor in dangerous occupations.
- Everett Unionists Join Fight Against 'White Plague'
Labor organizations rally behind a state health board initiative to combat tuberculosis, marking 'Labor Day' at the upcoming medical exhibition.
- Everett Labor Joins the Fight Against Tuberculosis
Organized labor in Everett rallies to support the state board of health’s campaign to combat the 'white plague' that claimed 85 lives in the city in 1909.
- Wage Theft on the Rails
Great Northern laborers quit and waited days for owed pay; Prosecutor Bell's push brought only calls for haste.
- The Wealth Test for Justice
A new statute restricting jury duty to 'taxpayers' effectively excludes the working class from serving as peers in legal proceedings.
- Retail Clerks Demand 6:00 PM Closing Time
Unionized clerks in Everett are threatening action against merchants who refuse to close their stores by 6:00 PM on weekdays.
- Machinists Break the 'Open Shop' Blockade
A Seattle manufacturing firm finds their 'non-union' waiting list empty, forced to return to the union to keep their machinery running.
- Everett’s Biggest Labor Day Parade
Thousands turned out to watch the impressive Labor Day pageant, where local unions showcased their strength and community spirit.
- The Unlikely Alliance for Women's Suffrage
Spokane organizers credit Everett's highly organized union base as the secret weapon in the fight for the women's vote.
- A Flagman Left Out in the Cold
City council blocks a permit for a shelter at the Great Northern tracks, leaving a worker to face the winter elements alone.
- Street Brawl and the Policing of Pickets
A physical confrontation between strikers and scabs on Everett's streets highlights the volatile nature of labor disputes and the bias of local law enforcement.
- The Politics of Exclusion in the Mills
Organized labor in Everett targets immigrant workers, claiming their presence harms the local economy.
- A Three-Cornered Fight for City Hall
Political tensions are brewing in Everett as observers predict a 'red-hot' municipal election involving business interests, Bill Gillespie, and a rising Socialist movement.
- Organizing the Purchasing Power of Everett’s Wives
Mrs. Rose B. Moore brings a new strategy to the Labor Temple: mobilizing women to force local merchants to stock union-labeled goods.
- Everett Voters to Decide on Single Tax Plan
The City Council has moved to place a controversial proposal before the electorate that would eliminate property taxes over four years.
- The Union Label Movement Rallies Everett Women
A crowded hall gathers to honor organizer Rose B. Moore, marking the rapid rise of the Women's Union Label League in Everett.
- Everett Trades Council Demands Presidential Primary Reform
Everett’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.
- The Loss of a Labor Organizer
The community mourns the passing of a prominent union activist and the first president of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Machinists' Union.
- The Fight for a Juvenile Officer
Community members push for the appointment of a female juvenile officer to protect vulnerable girls, despite political pushback and accusations of outsiders interfering in local county affairs.
- Labor Leaders Wage War on State 'Incapacity'
Union officials lash out at Labor Commissioner Charles P. Hubbard and Governor M. E. Hay over the controversial firing of Blanche Mason.
- The French Laundry Placed on 'Unfair' List
A multi-month dispute between the engineers' union and the local laundry service ends with a formal boycott by the Everett Trades Council.
- Everett Laborites Rally for Grays Harbor Strikers
Protest meeting held at Liberty Hall condemns the treatment of workers and union organizers during the Grays Harbor shingle weaver struggle.
- A Judge Tells Spokane's Restaurant Men Their Strike Injunction Is Worthless
Judge J. Stanley Webster refused to restrain the cooks' and waiters' union, upheld the right to strike and to publish 'union house' cards — a rare courtroom win for organized labor in 1910.
- A Labor Editor Called a Traitor for Backing the Wrong Candidate
The Miners' Magazine accused Everett's Labor Journal of betraying the working class by supporting Miles Poindexter. Editor E. P. Marsh answered with a defense of practical politics—and a few insults of his own.
- The Coal Miner Who Took the Capitol: Labor's 1911 Push in Olympia
Four hundred union delegates descended on the legislature, and a soft-spoken miner made the case for workmen's compensation — while the federation set its sights on women's eight-hour work and direct legislation.