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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 28 |
| 1910 | 21 |
| 1911 | 26 |
| 1912 | 12 |
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- The True Cost of a Cigar
A local cigar salesman challenges Everett's 'boosters' to practice what they preach by supporting union-made, home-grown tobacco instead of shipping money East for trust-made goods.
- The Union Label as a Weapon for Economic Justice
Everett workers are urged to boycott 'sweatshop' products and prioritize union-made goods to protect their own livelihoods.
- Railroad Shopmen Plot a Grand Union Federation
A secret initiative seeks to unite mechanical trades across every railroad west of the Mississippi to force a general wage hike.
- The Wireless Miracle at City Hall
Curious citizens gather to witness a demonstration of the mysterious 'wireless telephone' inside police headquarters.
- The Struggle Over the Everett Theatre
A labor dispute at the city's premier stage leaves local theatre-goers in the dark, but managers say a fair wage isn't the problem.
- City Officials Cover for Strikebreaking Police
A secret reversal of policy allows the Fire and Police Commission to hide the identities of special officers hired by the Sumner Iron Works.
- The Great Vaughn’s Stage Mystery
A stage performer’s escape act at the Acme theater creates a local stir, prompting a skeptical investigation.
- The Judiciary vs. The Industrial Worker
A fiery critique of judicial interference in workers' compensation laws, framing court-made obstacles as a betrayal of popular rights.
- 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.
- Defending the New Workers' Compensation Act
Everett labor leaders push back against corporate attempts to undermine the state's landmark compensation law.
- Ban on Prison-Made Goods Moves Toward Law
A landmark federal bill championed by the American Federation of Labor aims to stop the interstate trade of convict-made products, protecting free workers from unfair competition.
- The Firebrand of the Legislature
How Ole Hanson, a future mayor of Seattle, made his name by fighting party bosses and winning on the house floor.
- Waitresses Enforce Wage Justice
When a local Greek restaurant failed to pay a waitress her wages, her union sisters decided to skip the courts and handle the matter personally.
- The Shingle Weavers Convene
Snohomish and Skagit county shingle weavers gather at the Labor Temple to plot a path toward total organization of the craft.
- The Coal Miner Who Took the Capitol: Labor's 1911 Push in Olympia
Four hundred union delegates descended on the legislature, and a soft-spoken miner made the case for workmen's compensation — while the federation set its sights on women's eight-hour work and direct legislation.
- Why Everett’s Unions Need a Watchdog
The Labor Journal argues that without a business agent, small-scale non-union work will erode the gains made by organized labor in a rapidly expanding Everett.
- The Labor Journal Backs H.W. North for Mayor
Everett’s labor organ weighs in on the upcoming mayoral race, emphasizing the need for a candidate free from 'entangling alliances.'
- The Mayor's Pitch to Organized Labor
Mayor H.B. Hassell defends his administration's shift to day labor for city projects, framing it as a direct conflict between public interest and private contractors.
- A Victory for the Pile Drivers
A long-standing labor dispute between a local pile driving firm and bridge workers ends in a settlement.
- The Rule That Told Workingmen to Keep Out of Politics
Everett's Labor Journal goes after Roosevelt's civil service order, arguing that machinists and mechanics in government shops are muzzled while partisan appointees run the machine — and quotes Grover Cleveland back at the administration to prove it.
- 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 Miracle Man of Everett
An traveling medical act draws a massive, spellbound crowd to the Everett Theatre with claims of 'bloodless surgery' and instant cures.
- The Streetcar Strike and the Press
Everett labor leaders push back against media portrayals of the ongoing streetcar strike, demanding an end to misrepresentation.
- 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.
- The False Deputy of the Snohomish River Bridge
A machinist strike in Everett turns into a legal farce when a 'special police officer' is revealed to be a hired gun without any official authority.