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70 stories matching arbitr
- A Governor Says Order First, Arbitration Later
From Seattle, Washington’s governor endorses Cleveland’s Pullman strike crackdown and argues arbitration must wait until the law is obeyed.
- The Almshouse Arbitration
King County commissioners call upon a committee of prominent citizens to settle long-standing claims over the construction of a new almshouse.
- The Dry Creek Deadlock
A long-standing dispute over a proposed road route on local farms finally reaches a stalemate, forcing the county to call in private arbitrators.
- The Switchmen's Dilemma: A Fight for the Eight-Hour Day
Mayor D.W. Lawler details why railroad workers are rejecting mandatory arbitration under the Erdman Act, arguing it strips them of their power to strike while leaving them trapped in unfair conditions.
- The Bering Sea Arbitration: A Moral Victory for the Seal
A Paris tribunal rules against American claims of exclusive jurisdiction, yet grants the U.S. the stringent conservation regulations they sought to save the fur seal from extinction.
- A Small-Town Wage Fight Goes to Arbitration—and Both Sides Pay Half
When a Richland nursery salesman disputed his pay, the town improvised a three-man board instead of a courtroom.
- 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.
- Wilson Pushes Eight-Hour Day in Railroad Talks
President Wilson faces a potential national rail strike as executives and labor unions clash over the eight-hour workday and the limits of arbitration.
- The Political Rise of George Turner
Fresh from an international arbitration victory, Ex-Senator George Turner is being courted by Democrats for a gubernatorial run in Washington.
- The Passing of a Respected Cedar River Arbitrator
Benjamin Solomon, a community leader and descendant of Chief Seattle, dies at his homestead near Renton.
- The Price of Injustice: Seattle’s Jailhouse Debt
A messy legal arbitration reveals how King County’s jail construction spiraled into a financial debacle—and why the city's approach to housing prisoners remained a 'miserable farce.'
- The Great Northern Strike Ends
After an eighteen-day standstill that paralyzed the Northwest, President James J. Hill and the American Railway Union reach an uneasy truce.
- The Great Northern Strikers Hold the Line
Despite pressure from commercial bodies and federal military intervention, railway workers in Seattle and across the Pacific Northwest refuse to abandon their demand for fair wages.
- The Court Rules Against Railway Union Contracts
A federal judge sides with the Lake Shore Road receiver, ruling that collective labor contracts do not bind court-appointed management.
- Great Northern Strike Concludes After 18-Day Standstill
Striking workers return to the rails as the business arbitration board restores 75 percent of recent wage cuts.
- The Three-Way War: How Seattle’s Builders Are Trying to Stop the Bleeding
A national convention in New York reveals a desperate push for arbitration between owners, architects, and contractors—a conflict that is already tearing at the seams of Seattle’s construction industry.
- The Chinese Alms Association Defends Its Mission
Facing accusations of operating a 'Highbinder court,' members of Seattle's Chinese community wrote to the Post-Intelligencer to assert their role as an independent organization dedicated to arbitration and charity.
- A House Divided: The Christian Church Arbitration
A visiting committee of ministers attempts to resolve months of bitter infighting and congregational schisms at Seattle's First Christian Church.
- 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.
- The Jailhouse Audit: Seattle's 1877 Infrastructure Battle
Before the city's modern boom, King County commissioners were locked in a tense legal standoff over the construction costs of the local jail.
- The Newcastle Standoff: Labor’s Last Stand in the Shadow of the Mines
As Seattle prepares for its Fourth of July celebrations, a violent labor dispute in nearby Newcastle threatens to shut down the region's timber industry. The Knights of Labor demand the reinstatement of fired worker Kelly Ramsey, while company officials and county authorities clash over jurisdiction, legality, and the very definition of union power.
- A Senator’s Lake Washington Commute
Senator Watson C. Squire returns to Seattle to mediate a messy standoff with the Belt Line railroad, which carved a deep, uncrossable ditch right through his prized farmstead.
- Seattle Streetcar Strike Paralyzes City Transit
After the street railway company rejected arbitration, union workers walked off the job, leading to armed scabs and threats of a city-wide sympathetic strike.
- Teamsters Stand Firm Against Seattle Transfer Giants
Over 750 workers refuse to back down as employers seek police intervention to break the standoff.
- The Lawless Slaughter of Columbia River Salmon
A century and a half ago, reports from 1887 reveal that unregulated commercial fishing practices on the Columbia River led to the mass harvest of out-of-season fish, despite laws designed to prevent such waste.