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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 6 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 4 |
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- 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.
- The French Laundry Showdown
A bitter labor dispute over an engineer's credentials at the French Laundry reveals the intense struggle for union recognition in 1912 Everett.
- A Final Insult for a Fallen Engineer
After an Everett railroad engineer died in a tragic mountain fall, his employers refused to pay for his transport, offering only a boxcar for the journey home.
- Ending the Corporate Bias Against Married Workers
A new state law finally forces employers to pay damages to the families of single men killed on the job, ending a decade of discriminatory hiring practices.
- Workers Take the Helm
Two union members have bucked the trend by purchasing their own mill, transforming a dormant business into a worker-led operation.
- Everett Labor Leaders Organize Bellingham Trades
Local union activists Jim Ballew and Dave Watt travel to Bellingham to help workers there establish their own Building Trades Council.
- The City's Experiment in Industrial Education
Everett’s night school initiative aimed to teach practical trades to workers, reflecting a new vision of the public school as an engine for broader citizenship.
- Everett Labor Council Funds McNamara Defense
Local union leaders donate hundreds to the high-profile legal defense of labor activists accused of the Los Angeles Times bombing.
- The Price of a Life on the Rails
A tragic railroad fatality sparks a heated demand for experienced, English-speaking labor in dangerous occupations.
- Railroad Switchmen Walk Out in Massive Strike
Everett switchmen join a regional effort to shut down rail traffic from the Great Lakes to the Pacific in a fight for higher wages and safer working conditions.
- The Great Rail Strike Cripples Pacific Northwest Logistics
Defective equipment and massive delays plague the Harriman system as the national strike by railway workers intensifies.
- The Price of Public Water
Everett’s labor leaders take on the Stone-Webster utility monopoly in a high-stakes battle over rigged rates and watered stock.
- An Aerial Bust at the Snohomish Ball Game
A much-anticipated airplane exhibition turns into a mud-caked failure, but the local baseball game saves the day for the fans.