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12 stories matching strike

  1. The Eight-Hour Day Becomes Federal Law

    Facing a nationwide paralysis of the rail network, Congress rushes the Adamson Act through to prevent a strike.

    Sep 8, 1916Coulee City DispatchCoulee City, Grant CountyWork & Pay

  2. The Looming Shutdown That Could Paralyze a Nation

    With railroad workers and managers deadlocked over the eight-hour day, President Wilson intervenes to prevent a catastrophic strike.

    Aug 18, 1916Coulee City DispatchSpokane, Spokane CountyWork & Pay

  3. Longshoremen Strike Update: Steamship Line Settles

    The Frank Waterhouse Company breaks the stalemate with unionized longshoremen as cargo operations resume in Seattle.

    Jun 30, 1916Coulee City DispatchSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  4. Wilson's Eight-Hour Day Plan Draws Railroad Pushback

    As a national railroad strike looms, President Wilson clashes with industrial magnates over the fundamental rights of labor versus the stability of interstate commerce.

    Aug 25, 1916Coulee City DispatchCoulee City, Grant CountyWork & Pay

  5. The High Stakes of the 1916 Rail Strike

    Railroad managers take their wage dispute with union employees directly to the public in an aggressive advertisement.

    Jul 28, 1916Coulee City DispatchCoulee City, Grant CountyWork & Pay

  6. The Everett Massacre: A Bloody Sunday on the Waterfront

    An armed confrontation between I.W.W. protesters and a citizens' posse leaves six dead and scores wounded after a failed landing in Everett.

    Nov 9, 1916Coulee City DispatchEverett, Snohomish CountyWork & Pay

  7. Violent Clash Erupts at Pike Place Market

    A confrontation between nonunion longshoremen and strikers leaves three injured in the heart of Seattle's public market.

    Jul 21, 1916Coulee City DispatchPike Place Market, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  8. Blood Shed at the Waterfront

    A violent clash between union longshoremen and strikebreakers at a Tacoma flour mill leaves three injured.

    Jun 30, 1916Coulee City DispatchTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · True Crime

  9. Tragedy at the Crossing

    A Grant County sheep rancher and his wife are struck by a Great Northern train near Ephrata in a harrowing vehicle collision.

    Jul 28, 1916Coulee City DispatchEphrata, Grant CountyDisasters

  10. Miners Demand Wage Hike or Looming Strike

    District No. 10 of the United Mine Workers of America sets an October 1 deadline for a five percent pay raise.

    Sep 15, 1916Coulee City DispatchSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  11. Washington Moves to Ban Picketing

    A legislative act aims to criminalize labor picketing, targeting those who stand near businesses during strikes or disputes.

    Oct 26, 1916Coulee City DispatchOlympia, Thurston CountyWork & Pay

  12. The Oil Fever Hits Grant County

    Local boosters are placing their bets on a new drilling operation, hoping to strike it rich just outside of town.

    Sep 15, 1916Coulee City DispatchEphrata, Grant CountyBoom & Bust

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