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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 3 |
| 1910 | 4 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 5 |
16 stories matching fought
- Baseball Returns to Everett
Jack Healy’s renovated park opens for the season with a hard-fought game against Vancouver.
- The Fight for Fair Wages and Honest Employment
Everett labor leaders outline a legislative agenda to target employment 'sharks' and secure a minimum wage for women workers.
- The Great Machinist Strike of 1910
One year into a bitter, coast-wide industrial struggle for the eight-hour day, union machinists look toward inevitable victory.
- The Benefit Smoker for Striking Switchmen
Everett workers filled Fraternal Hall for a night of wrestling and boxing to support switchmen during their long-running strike.
- The Abolitionist Who Turned His Eyes Toward Capital
Reflecting on the life of Wendell Phillips, the radical orator who identified capitalism as the next great system of servitude after chattel slavery.
- The Fight Against Child Labor
A report on the national legislative battle to pull children out of mines and factories.
- A Year of Struggle and Solidarity
Reflecting on the industrial battles of 1909-1910, Everett's union leaders recount the switchmen's strike and the ongoing fight for the eight-hour day.
- The Bitter Fight for Workers' Rights in the 1911 Legislature
A legislative post-mortem reveals how labor advocates clashed with corporate interests over the landmark Workmen's Compensation Act and the battle to end 'first aid' graft.
- 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.
- The Fight for the Women's Eight-Hour Law
A heartfelt letter of thanks arrives in Everett, marking a milestone in the struggle for humane working hours for Washington women.
- Why Everett Labor Boycotted the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
Local union leaders refused to celebrate Seattle's massive world's fair, citing a long history of anti-labor practices by the contractors who built it.
- Labor's Fight Against the Injunction
A stirring call to action from the American Federation of Labor regarding the use of courts to suppress workers' free speech.
- 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.
- The Frontier Has Closed: A Warning to Labor
Raymond Robbins, a seasoned labor organizer, speaks to Everett workers about the vanishing frontier and the coming industrial struggle.
- 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.
- A Union Send-off for the Ranch-Bound
Everett linemen gather at the Labor Temple to toast two of their own before they trade climbing poles for farm life.