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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 12 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 6 |
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- The Prohibitionist's Flip-Flop
A key Everett anti-saloon organizer publicly declares local option a failure, calling for high license fees instead.
- Labor Council Boycotts New Elks Building
Building trades council declares new Elks lodge unfair and warns union workers to stay off the job.
- Chamber of Commerce Targets Striking Machinists
The Everett Chamber of Commerce declares for the 'open shop' amid a heated eight-hour workday strike.
- Labor Leaders Defy Court Power
A fiery speech by John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers at the A. F. of L. convention sparks a debate on the constitutionality of the federal judiciary's power to silence activists.
- Everett Labor Union Defies Federal Judiciary Over Free Speech
In a fiery resolution, the Central Labor Union of Everett declares Judge Daniel T. Wright's injunctions against union leaders an unconstitutional assault on American liberty.
- The Shingle War: Mills vs. Middlemen
Washington shingle manufacturers declare a fight to the finish against brokers who control the market price, forcing local mills into indefinite closures.
- The Steel Trust's War on Labor
Everett labor organizers respond to a national mandate to confront the United States Steel Corporation’s open shop campaign.
- The Grange Declares Economic War
Washington state farmers and laborers forge a historic alliance to demand fair trade and challenge the monopoly power of the era.
- Printers’ Union Strikes Back After 'Religious' Rejection
The Trades Council declares the Cascade Printing & Stationery Company 'unfair' after a dispute over religious grounds for opposing labor organization.
- The Fight to Curb Judicial Overreach
A radical proposal to strip Washington courts of the power to declare state laws unconstitutional sparks a fierce debate in the legislature.
- The Art of the Industrial Squeeze
How the Steel Trust uses deliberate idleness and wage competition to break unions and keep workers in poverty.
- The Labor Movement's Internal Conflict
An AFL organizer condemns 'direct action' agitators, arguing that evolutionary methods are the only path to lasting worker success.
- The Fight Over Washington’s Workmen's Compensation
Commissioner John R. Wallace lashes out at 'journalistic highbinders' and insurance companies attempting to discredit the state's new injury insurance laws.
- The Judge Who Stood Up to the Injunction
A local Everett judge delivers a fiery defense of the right to strike and critique of the 'injunction' as a tool against labor organization.
- The Union Label Battle
Everett printers and pressmen revolt against a city attorney’s attempt to strike down a mandate for union-made office supplies.
- The Strategic Limits of the Strike
United Mine Workers President Thomas L. Lewis argues that strikes should be a final recourse in the ongoing tension between capital and labor.
- Everett Socialists Rally for Lawrence Strikers
Local unionists and radicals pack Liberty Hall to protest the brutal treatment of striking textile workers in the East and send a formal message to the President.
- Everett Women Launch Their Own Labor Column
Defying the male-dominated press of 1911, union women declare their space will be for social and economic activism, not domestic advice.
- Organized Labor Declares Boycott on Local Business
The Everett Trades Council hits the streets with new labor actions against local firms, including a real estate agent and a meat packing plant.
- A.F.L. Organizer C.O. Young Rallies Everett's Labor Movement
General organizer C.O. Young delivers a rousing address at the Labor Temple and urges workers to defeat Congressman William E. Humphrey.
- The Firing of the Deputy Labor Commissioner
Organized labor in Washington wages a public war of words against Commissioner C.F. Hubbard after he fires his female deputy for actually enforcing labor laws.
- The Eight-Hour Day: Who Gets It and Who Doesn't?
A definitive ruling clarifies that Washington’s landmark labor protections were intended for physical toil, not office work.
- Labor Solidarity vs. International Orders
Everett unionists protest the Brick and Stone Masons International for forcing members to work on an 'unfair' job site.
- Everett Labor Joins Nationwide Rebellion Against U.S. Steel
Local union leaders rally to the national call to challenge the 'autocratic domination' of the steel industry as conflict over the open shop reaches a breaking point.
- City Hall Battle Over City Wires
A fiery public confrontation between the Mayor and the City Council leads to the death of an ordinance designed to move unsightly and dangerous power poles underground.