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| Year | Stories |
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| 1888 | 30 |
| 1889 | 43 |
| 1891 | 17 |
| 1892 | 108 |
| 1893 | 104 |
| 1894 | 116 |
| 1895 | 52 |
470 stories matching worker
- The Sawmill Standoff of 1886
A wage dispute at the local lumber mill turns into a community-wide confrontation as workers push back against the industrial titans of Seattle.
- City Hall Grapples with Unemployment
Mayor Ronald and the Advisory Board debate potential relief for Seattle workers while navigating the legal limits of public funds.
- Miners Across the Nation Lay Down Their Tools
A massive, sweeping labor walkout arrives in the coal fields, with union leaders claiming over 130,000 workers have joined the protest against wage cuts.
- The Judge Who Refused to Break a Strike
While other courts rushed to silence workers, Judge Henry Caldwell of the U.S. Circuit Court set a radical precedent: railroad workers had the right to strike and the right to be heard.
- The Price of Company Towns
A reporter sneaks into a Washington logging camp to expose how the company store system trapped workers in a cycle of debt and misery.
- Bricklayers Refuse to Take a Pay Cut
Workers hold a tense meeting with the City Council, arguing that cutting wages during a depression will only lead to poorer infrastructure and personal poverty.
- The Rainier Avenue Rail Strike
Electric railway workers face a wage cut to keep the line running as the receiver demands concessions.
- A Local Cable Car Strike Averted
Workers on the Madison Street line negotiate a contract to avoid a walkout as the company faces financial instability.
- Ballard Mill Worker Maimed in Belt Accident
A sawmill worker is in the hospital with a crushed arm after a plank snagged on machinery.
- Ballard Mill Workers Win Wage Fight
After an attempt to cut pay, Ballard shingle mill workers successfully pressured owners to maintain the old wage scale.
- A Deadly Dash Across the Seattle Waterfront
A local worker survives a terrifying brush with death as a massive pile of lumber shifts while being loaded onto a waiting ship.
- The Industrial Army's Seattle and Tacoma Divisions Near Collapse
Striking workers and the 'Industrial Army' face infighting and skeptical local authorities as they try to push for transport to Washington, D.C.
- The Lion in the Boiler Room
When a traveling circus lion escaped into a Seattle industrial district, two workers found themselves trapped in a boiler-house, staring down a predator while attempting a quiet rescue.
- Tragedy at the Bothell Mill
A mill worker named Cyrus Mason lost his life while attempting to jump onto a moving coal train in Bothell.
- The Tragedy of the Missing Mill Worker
A husband and father vanishes into the woods, leaving his family behind as the town whispers of a dark insurance scheme.
- Labor Woes on the Great Northern Grade
Chief Engineer E. H. Beckler reports on the rapid push to bridge the mountains and finish the main line, but complains of a revolving door of disgruntled workers.
- The Phantom Lynching of Monte Cristo
Sensational reports of mass violence against Italian laborers in the mountains were debunked after local officials and witnesses found the camp quiet.
- Workers Denounce 'Grave Yard' Shift Exploitation
A group of laborers describe the harsh conditions and broken promises of the municipal work gangs during a period of widespread unemployment.
- A Mill Worker's Narrow Escape
A standard day at the Port Blakeley mill turned catastrophic when a falling door triggered the log carriage, pinning a worker against the machinery.
- The House-Worker's Manual
As police struggle with a crime wave, residents discover that daylight burglars are using coded notebooks to track their movements.
- The Looming Northern Pacific Strike
Tensions boil over as Northern Pacific railroad employees weigh a general strike against wage cuts and the company's attempt to dissolve organized labor.
- City Hall Debates Paying Workers in Scrip
Facing a cash crunch, Seattle city officials consider paying for sewer infrastructure with IOUs that workers might have to sell at a discount.
- The Registration Wars of 1892
A political brawl spills into the courts as Tacoma’s city clerk is arrested for refusing to register voters pushed by out-of-town Democratic ward workers.
- The Great Northern Rail Strike Paralyzes the Northwest
Workers across the line walk off the job to protest wage cuts and the threat of strikebreakers.
- The Pullman Strike Reaches Seattle
Striking railroad workers and their sympathizers gather at the depots as a tense national labor dispute ripples through the city.
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- The Political Case Against 'Human Freight'
An editorial defending the exclusion of Chinese labor based on the philosophy of wage protection and the warnings of abolitionist Wendell Phillips.