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| Year | Stories |
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| 1909 | 4 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 2 |
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- The Ten-Cent Bet That Backfired
An Everett light company employee tried to bluff a union man over strike-related power outages, but ended up losing his confidence and his pride.
- Everett's Economy Drive — While the City Kept Paying Boston for Its Water
As officials cut six policemen to save money, the Labor Journal asked the obvious question: why pay a private company three times what publicly owned Bellingham pays for water and lights?
- The Everett Water and Light Monopoly
A critical investigation into the extortionate rates charged by the Stone-Webster company and the case for municipal ownership.
- The War Over Electric Lights
Everett union workers are turning off their lights to force the local power company to the bargaining table.
- 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 High School Labor Stand-off
A construction site on the city's new high school building grounds to a halt after union workers walk out over a non-union lighting subcontractor.
- 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.
- Abandoned and Starving in the Mountains
After the Wellington disaster, laborers recount being treated like 'cattle' by the Great Northern Railway while awaiting unpaid wages.
- Who Polices the Strikers?
Everett labor leaders demand transparency after discovering private companies were deputizing their own strike-breakers as law enforcement.
- The Streetcar Strike Was Only the Beginning
After forcing the Stone-Webster corporation to yield, Everett’s organized labor sets its sights on public control of utilities.
- State Senate Kills Eight-Hour Bill for Women Workers
Everett labor leaders blast the State Senate for killing protections for working women.
- The Price of Industrial Growth
A scathing critique of Teddy Roosevelt's 'Homes Commission' report reveals the deadly reality behind the era's industrial boom.
- Electrical Workers Poised to Strike Everett Railway
After failed negotiations over wage scales and working rules, unionized utility workers prepare to walk off the job.
- The Saloon Was Their Paycheck: Everett Labor’s Fight Against Prohibition
In November 1910, Everett’s union locals — cigar makers, brewery workers, bartenders, cooks and waiters — urged a vote for license, warning that Prohibition would throw hundreds out of work and scatter their families.
- The Mayor's Boast and the City's Quiet Grumbling
Mayor Hartley claims he could easily win re-election, but labor organizers and local residents aren't buying the bravado after a year of utility rate complaints and industrial inaction.
- The Unsung Battle for Workplace Sanitation
A discharged state labor official details the uphill struggle to secure basic sanitary standards for Washington's female industrial workers.
- The Socialist Surge in Everett City Hall
Voters are turning to the Socialist ticket as a protest against rising costs and corporate influence in municipal governance.
- Everett’s Biggest Labor Day Parade
Thousands turned out to watch the impressive Labor Day pageant, where local unions showcased their strength and community spirit.
- City Council Rejects Safety Standards for Electrical Workers
The Everett City Council ignored the desperate pleas of local electricians for basic workplace safety ordinances.
- Who Should Keep the Peace in Everett?
As Everett moves to a commission form of government, the local labor movement pushes for a police commissioner who understands industrial unrest rather than one beholden to business interests.