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| Year | Stories |
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| 1909 | 1 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 3 |
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- A Moment of Grace on Rockefeller Avenue
An anonymous act of kindness between strangers serves as a quiet reminder of shared humanity amidst the city's busy street life.
- Everett Prepares to Go Dry
As the state moves toward local prohibition, Everett faces the closure of all its saloons and the uncertainty of a post-alcohol economy.
- The Political Tug-of-War Over the Temperance Vote
As Everett prepares to vote on the liquor question, the Labor Journal critiques state senator George Cotterill's approach and argues that labor's interests transcend the wet-dry binary.
- A Scandal in Olympia
As political corruption scandals rock Washington State, local labor advocates argue that an apathetic electorate is just as guilty as the corrupt politicians.
- The Eight-Hour Day Fight
Everett labor organizers call out local manufacturers for 'calamity howls' and fear-mongering regarding the movement for shorter workdays.
- The Whistleblower Who Was Silenced by the State
Blanche Mason, a deputy labor commissioner, accused Washington's governor and his labor chief of burying her reports on the exploitation of working women to protect big business interests.
- The Price of Patriotism: Why Congress Ignores Its Own Workers
The Everett Labor Journal skewers federal lawmakers for posturing over international crises while blocking life-saving safety legislation for American laborers.
- The Mother Who Disowned Her Son for Crossing the Picket Line
When a young foreman chose to break a strike rather than stand with his union, his mother publicly rejected his 'blood money' and reminded him of the solidarity that had saved their family.
- Why Labor Leaders Oppose the Prohibition Movement
A working man argues that prohibition is a distraction from the real dangers facing laborers, such as unsafe working conditions and monopoly power.
- The Saloon Was Their Paycheck: Everett Labor’s Fight Against Prohibition
In November 1910, Everett’s union locals — cigar makers, brewery workers, bartenders, cooks and waiters — urged a vote for license, warning that Prohibition would throw hundreds out of work and scatter their families.