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| Year | Stories |
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| 1909 | 7 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 1 |
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- The Art of the Industrial Squeeze
How the Steel Trust uses deliberate idleness and wage competition to break unions and keep workers in poverty.
- Anti-Asian Sentiment and Fear in the Labor Journal
The official organ of the Everett Trades Council argues against Japanese labor competition, citing fears of invasion and industrial displacement.
- The Campaign to Exclude Japanese Farmers from Seattle Markets
White truck farmers in the White River Valley organize a campaign to ban Japanese immigrant competition from the Pike Place Market.
- The Rotting Jaw: Labor’s Fight Against Deadly Phosphorus
Workers in American match factories face a horrific, disfiguring illness while the government debates banning the white phosphorus that causes it.
- Ban on Prison-Made Goods Moves Toward Law
A landmark federal bill championed by the American Federation of Labor aims to stop the interstate trade of convict-made products, protecting free workers from unfair competition.
- The Labor Journal Backs H. W. North for Mayor
An endorsement of the mayoral candidate, emphasizing his background in manual labor and business as essential qualifications for municipal leadership.
- The Fraternal Grudge Match at Robbins Park
Everett’s Moose and Elks lodges squared off in a Decoration Day showdown that proved more competitive than any of the fans expected.
- The Rising Tide of Transient Labor
A federal report highlights the growing reliance on Mexican migrant workers in the American West and the social shifts it triggers.
- A 1909 Newspaper Campaign Against Japanese Immigrants
A local labor newspaper warns that the white working class of Everett faces the same economic ruin as San Francisco due to competition from Japanese laborers.
- The Rule That Told Workingmen to Keep Out of Politics
Everett's Labor Journal goes after Roosevelt's civil service order, arguing that machinists and mechanics in government shops are muzzled while partisan appointees run the machine — and quotes Grover Cleveland back at the administration to prove it.