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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 34 |
| 1910 | 22 |
| 1911 | 33 |
| 1912 | 12 |
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- The Eight-Hour Demand Amidst Mill Curtailments
As Everett’s lumber industry slows production, the Labor Journal argues that reducing the workday to eight hours is the humane solution to unemployment.
- A Warning to Labor: Everett's Carpenter Surplus
As unemployment hits the building trades, the local Labor Journal warns workers from other cities to stay away.
- The Social Death of a Scab
Everett’s labor press publishes a 'rogue's gallery' portrait to publicly shame a former union man for crossing a picket line in Bellingham.
- The Lesson of the Tribes
A labor editorial invokes the history of Indigenous dispossession to argue that unions must unify or face the same fate as the tribes of North America.
- The 'Industrial Mendicant' and the Fight for Union Solidarity
A 1909 editorial lambasts workers who accept union-won raises while refusing to pay dues or support the organization.
- The Streetcar Strike and the Press
Everett labor leaders push back against media portrayals of the ongoing streetcar strike, demanding an end to misrepresentation.
- Labor Council Takes on the Elks
A standoff emerges after the local Elks lodge hires a contractor known for violating union standards.
- 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.
- Baseball Heartbreak at Robbins' Park
A stellar pitching performance by Walton is undone by a disastrous seventh inning of errors in a local baseball clash.
- 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.
- World Shingle-Packing Championship Crowns Everett's Best
Skilled union workers prove that brainpower beats raw speed in a test of precision at the A.-V.-P. fairgrounds.
- Everett Labor Unions Denounce Arrest of McNamara
Local labor councils pass scathing resolutions condemning the abduction of union officials in the Los Angeles Times bombing case.
- The Human Cost of Efficiency
Labor leaders speak out against the 'Taylor system,' arguing that industrial time-management schemes treat men like machine parts and lead to physical decline.
- Brewery Workers Strike in Everett
A labor dispute over wages at the Van Valey Bottling Works leads to an order for local drivers to cease work.
- 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.
- 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 City's Short-Sighted Employment Plan
Everett's leaders wanted to combine the city's employment office with the mundane task of weighing store scales, a move that critics argued would doom the city's ability to help working people find jobs.
- When Labor Questions Split the Pew
A historical look at how the ten-hour work day movement ignited industrial conflict within the sanctuary of a local church.
- A Final Tribute for a Local Machinist
Everett union members honor a fallen brother killed while working on the Panama Canal.
- The 'Unfair' Blacklist of 1910
The Everett Trades Council issues a sweeping blacklist of local businesses and contractors, pressuring workers to boycott those deemed hostile to union interests.
- The Strike-Breakers of Sumner Iron Works
The Labor Journal calls out three specific workers who crossed the picket line to keep the machines running.
- The Growing Pains of Everett
A nostalgic look at the early days of Everett, from the rough-and-tumble construction boom to the economic despair of the 'hard times' and the eventual rise of a working-class city.
- The Labor Journal’s Lesson in Hypocrisy
A satirical exchange exposes the double standards applied to organized labor versus corporate 'community of interest' trusts.
- Everett Labor Council Enforces Shop Hours
Local labor leaders investigate reports of businesses staying open past closing hours, securing promises of compliance from shop owners.
- The McNamara Defense Ball
Everett labor unions crowd the dance floor to raise funds for a controversial national legal defense campaign.