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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 15 |
| 1910 | 24 |
| 1911 | 19 |
| 1912 | 5 |
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- The President's Kid-Glove Law
Everett’s labor press tears into President Taft’s Lincoln Day address, arguing the administration’s talk of 'business confidence' is a betrayal of the working class in favor of the trusts.
- Spokane Suffragists Bring the Fight to Everett’s Union Hall
Two organizers from Spokane bridge the gap between industrial labor struggles and the demand for women's suffrage.
- The Eight-Hour Day: Who Gets It and Who Doesn't?
A definitive ruling clarifies that Washington’s landmark labor protections were intended for physical toil, not office work.
- A Call for Protection
Residents express alarm after multiple women are accosted in the residential district, raising questions about police staffing.
- The Moral Case for Unions
A defense of organized labor’s role in society, citing the need for collective bargaining to counter corporate power.
- The Hidden Costs of Industrial Labor
A national health report links high mortality rates in the 'dusty trades' to tuberculosis, fueling labor's push for safer conditions.
- The Fight to Regulate Streetcar Conductors
A proposed city ordinance aimed at ensuring worker safety and public protection faces pushback from a company-linked petition.
- The Price of Five Cents an Hour
A labor organizer’s fiery speech in Everett challenges the exploitation of women workers and demands legislative protection for their health.
- The Silent Hours at the State Capitol
A local labor newspaper questions the integrity of the state labor commissioner, accusing him of ignoring labor violations to serve his political masters.
- The Fight for Childhood
A national campaign to end the exploitation of children in the factory system gains ground in state legislatures.
- Everett’s Fire Chief Sounds the Alarm on City Infrastructure
A scathing report from Chief Taro highlights crumbling fire stations, outdated equipment, and the city's struggle to keep pace with rapid growth.
- Everett Unions Push for National Immigration Restrictions
Following the Everett Trades Council's lead, Boston labor unions adopt resolutions calling for the restriction of immigrant labor to protect domestic wages.
- The Parasite Trade: Fighting the Employment Sharks
A scathing report to the State Federation of Labor exposes how corrupt employment agencies trap migratory laborers in a cycle of debt and exploitation.
- The 'Murder Trust' Behind the Titanic
An Everett labor paper echoes the national outcry against corporate negligence following the sinking of the Titanic.
- The Strikebreakers Who Became Policemen
During a four-month strike at Sumner Iron Works, Everett's police commission armed strikebreakers with police authority—and the Labor Journal demanded to know who was protecting whom.
- The Steel Trust's War on Labor
Everett labor organizers respond to a national mandate to confront the United States Steel Corporation’s open shop campaign.
- Safety Concerns Raised at the Rose Theatre
The Everett Trades Council takes action to protect theatergoers, demanding the city inspector review inadequate fire exits.
- A Hypocritical Banquet
Local lumber magnates lobby against foreign labor only to hire Japanese staff for a high-society dinner.
- The Fight for a Woman Deputy Labor Commissioner
A legislative push in Olympia aims to appoint a woman to inspect the conditions of female workers across the state, marking a critical step for labor protections.
- A Labor Day Call for Civic Accountability
Labor leader William Blackman addresses an Everett crowd, linking the labor movement to the struggle against corporate trusts and political corruption.
- Snohomish River Fishermen Form Union
Local fishers organize to protect their river rights against a powerful industrial lobby.
- City Council Rejects Safety Standards for Electrical Workers
The Everett City Council ignored the desperate pleas of local electricians for basic workplace safety ordinances.
- The Fight to Curb Judicial Overreach
A radical proposal to strip Washington courts of the power to declare state laws unconstitutional sparks a fierce debate in the legislature.
- Death the Price of a Job
A brutal internal railroad memo reveals that safety rules were meant for legal protection, while speed was the only metric that mattered for keeping a job.
- 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.