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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 65 |
| 1910 | 65 |
| 1911 | 75 |
| 1912 | 19 |
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- Plumbers Strike Back Against the Herald
Local union leaders defend their rules on new construction work after being maligned by the daily press.
- 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 Politics of Scabbing
A scathing editorial in the Labor Journal attacks a city council candidate for his history of crossing picket lines at the Sumner Iron Works.
- The Case Against the Contractor
A labor editorial argues that public works projects should be managed by the city directly, not by private contractors who cut corners and inflate costs.
- The Silent Advocate for Labor
A deaf mute worker seeks a union shop, shaming non-union men with his commitment to organized labor.
- 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.
- The Deadly Cost of Progress on County Projects
Working 85 feet above the ground with pile drivers, Everett laborers face life-threatening conditions daily.
- The Van Valley Bottling Works Remains Unfair
A labor dispute over wages and union jurisdiction continues to heat up in Everett.
- The Fight for the Women's Eight-Hour Law
A heartfelt letter of thanks arrives in Everett, marking a milestone in the struggle for humane working hours for Washington women.
- The Teamsters’ Fight for the Sunday Off
A landmark report on how the International Brotherhood of Teamsters transformed the lives of workers by ending mandatory Sunday labor.
- The Battle for the Great Northern Depot
Everett union workers clash with Seattle tradesmen over strike-breaking at a local railway site.
- The School of Unionism
A young worker discovers the power of collective bargaining when he moves from a non-union shop to a city factory.
- State Senate Kills Eight-Hour Bill for Women Workers
Everett labor leaders blast the State Senate for killing protections for working women.
- Local cooks and waiters fight for a six-day work week
Everett's Cooks and Waiters' union moves to shorten the work week, aiming to align local conditions with Seattle's standards.
- Everett’s Union Wives Organize
A newly appointed organizer rallies the women of union households to leverage their purchasing power for the labor cause.
- The Price of a 'Cheap' Haircut
Everett union barbers expose an unlicensed 'lady barber' working in a non-union shop.
- The Fight Against Child Labor
A report on the national legislative battle to pull children out of mines and factories.
- Labor Solidarity vs. International Orders
Everett unionists protest the Brick and Stone Masons International for forcing members to work on an 'unfair' job site.
- The Whistleblower Who Was Silenced by the State
Blanche Mason, a deputy labor commissioner, accused Washington's governor and his labor chief of burying her reports on the exploitation of working women to protect big business interests.
- The Switchmen’s Strike Remains Unbroken
Local union leaders condemn the 'treachery' of trainmen who crossed picket lines during the ongoing regional railway strike.
- The Art of the Industrial Squeeze
How the Steel Trust uses deliberate idleness and wage competition to break unions and keep workers in poverty.
- Tragedy at the Powder Works
Corporate negligence leads to the deaths of nine young girls in Chehalis, fueling calls for labor accountability.
- 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.
- 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.
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- The Ongoing Fight Against Child Labor
A report on legislative progress and defeats in the movement to protect children from exploitative work in factories and mines.