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| Year | Stories |
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| 1889 | 1 |
| 1891 | 1 |
| 1892 | 3 |
| 1893 | 7 |
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| 1895 | 2 |
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- Typographical Union Protests Outsourced Printing
Seattle printers pass a resolution condemning the outsourcing of the local city directory printing to firms in other cities, arguing it drains the local economy.
- The Hypocrisy of Newspaper Labor Policies
As Seattle prepares for Labor Day, the Post-Intelligencer calls out Democratic-aligned newspapers for employing non-union labor.
- Labor Unions Shift Health Care Responsibilities
Seattle's Typographical Union votes to cut its internal sick-benefit clause, moving toward a regional relief organization model.
- The Tacoma Typographical Union Declares War
Local printers launch a total and rigorous boycott against the Tacoma Ledger, accusing it of undermining labor and importing 'scab' and contract labor.
- The Tacoma Ledger Lockout
After importing non-union machine typesetters, the Ledger faces a strike and a new rival daily paper born from the printer's union.
- The Strike of the Tacoma Printers
A morning paper imports out-of-state non-union labor to break a local typesetters' walkout.
- Labor Union President Accused of Embezzling Relief Funds
Joseph L. Murphy, a prominent labor leader in Seattle, has vanished after allegations surfaced that he pocketed money intended for the survivors of the Roslyn mining disaster.
- Ursula Boyd Confessed to Killing Husband Thomas in 1892
A dramatic inquest reveals the final, violent moments of a couple’s fractured marriage.
- Printers Organize a Pacific Northwest Union
Regional labor delegates meet in Olympia to consolidate power and push for standardized representation across state lines.
- The Confederate Major Who Set Type in Seattle
A German-born printer who saw Fort Sumter bombarded and later joined Seattle's typographical union died at Providence Hospital, taking an improbable Civil War past with him.
- Labor Congress Confronts the Legislature
A delegation of workers brings a broad platform of demands to the state house, sparking a heated debate over the treatment of labor and the dignity of the legislature.
- The Fake Evening Herald
A morning newspaper launches a sham evening edition to monopolize city printing contracts through a loophole in the city charter.
- The Newspaper Tried to Boycott the Fair; the Fair Boycotted Back
When the Ledger moved to oust union man Jim Dow from the Interstate Fair, Tacoma's businessmen chose the fair over the paper.
- The Fight for Transparent Government
A Tacoma citizen challenges the centralization of power in Washington’s early governance, warning against the 'mercenary' influence of political rings and trusts.
- The Ghost of the Seattle Enterprise: Stockholders Escape a Dead Newspaper's Debts
A receiver's long-running suit against 85 subscribers to the failed Seattle Enterprise collapses in court, but not before the paper's brief, fiery life is recalled — complete with a building-bulging press and a strike by its own printers.
- The Printer’s Panic: Will the Type-Setting Machine Steal Your Job?
A local compositor argues that fears of automation are overblown, predicting a future where machines assist rather than replace skilled labor in Seattle's printing industry.
- A City Rallies for Its Miners: The Franklin Disaster Relief Fund
Seattle workers, unions, and businesses dig deep for families of miners killed in the Franklin mine explosion, pushing the relief fund past $1,000.