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| Year | Stories |
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| 1909 | 2 |
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- The Price of Justice
The Washington State Supreme Court admits that legal machinery has long worked against the poor, promising to prioritize the cases of those unable to afford bail.
- Everett’s First Commission Election Heats Up
The Labor Journal urges voters to look past the 'wet vs. dry' moralizing and focus on the structural challenge of the city’s transition to a new government form.
- A Milestone for Workers’ Rights
A tragic accident at the Clough-Hartley mill highlights the life-saving impact of Washington's early workmen's compensation law.
- The Vultures of the Job Market
Everett labor organizers expose the predatory practices of private employment agencies that steal from the city's most vulnerable job seekers.
- A Local Judge Stays the Injunctions
How Judge W. W. Black’s common-sense ruling in a Snohomish mill strike earned him the support of organized labor.
- The Price of Progress: Who Pays for Everett's Pavement?
Everett’s labor organ argues that the city’s rapid transformation into a 'metropolitan' center is crushing its working-class residents under the weight of improvement taxes.