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1,237 stories matching worker
- Laundry Workers Strike and Win
A week-long walkout by Everett laundry workers ends in a landmark victory for organized labor.
- Snohomish Workers Call for General Strike
A mass meeting in Snohomish resolves to strike on the day of the McNamara brothers' trial to protest their 'kidnapping' and the abuses of the master class.
- The Van Valley Bottling Works Remains Unfair
A labor dispute over wages and union jurisdiction continues to heat up in Everett.
- The Rising Cost of Living Hits Washington Workers
As inflation outpaces wage growth, labor organizers argue that true relief for the worker can only be found in shorter hours and better conditions.
- The Everett Massacre Prisoners Arrive
Forty-one members of the Industrial Workers of the World were transported under heavy guard to the Snohomish County jail following the bloody confrontation on the waterfront.
- The Myth of the Innocent Third Party
A scathing editorial from the Labor Journal challenges the public's indifference to the suffering of steel and textile workers.
- Mukilteo Residents Petition to Remove Japanese Mill Workers
The 'All-American League' of Mukilteo launches a campaign to pressure the Crown Lumber Company to replace 175 Japanese employees with white citizens.
- The Strategic Limits of the Strike
United Mine Workers President Thomas L. Lewis argues that strikes should be a final recourse in the ongoing tension between capital and labor.
- Everett Socialists Rally for Lawrence Strikers
Local unionists and radicals pack Liberty Hall to protest the brutal treatment of striking textile workers in the East and send a formal message to the President.
- Workers Take the Helm
Two union members have bucked the trend by purchasing their own mill, transforming a dormant business into a worker-led operation.
- The Iron Heel on the Toilers
A labor organizer warns that the U.S. Steel Corporation's wage cuts and anti-union tactics place the entire burden of industrial conflict on the backs of workers.
- Seattle Coal Workers Strike at the Docks in 1886
A tense confrontation unfolds at the Seattle coal bunkers as workers strike against company intimidation.
- Electrical Workers Poised to Strike Everett Railway
After failed negotiations over wage scales and working rules, unionized utility workers prepare to walk off the job.
- Everett Labor Council Rallies for Iowa Button Workers
Local union leaders send support to striking button workers in Muscatine while pushing federal legislators for an eight-hour workday.
- Mill Owners Dismiss Japanese Workers for 'Language Barrier'
A local mill owner says he will stick to white labor exclusively after deciding that hiring non-English speaking workers was bad for business.
- The State Labor Federation’s Clarion Call
Washington State Federation of Labor President Charles R. Case decries court-sanctioned 'money rule' and calls for a worker-led revolution through direct legislation.
- Sawmill Workers Call for Exclusion of Asian Laborers
Meeting in Everett, the International Brotherhood of Sawmill Workers and Woodsmen adopt a resolution demanding the strict application of anti-Asian exclusion laws.
- The Fight to Regulate Streetcar Conductors
A proposed city ordinance aimed at ensuring worker safety and public protection faces pushback from a company-linked petition.
- Explosion Targets Japanese Workers
A home housing Japanese laborers in Wenatchee was destroyed by explosives to intimidate them away from a coal chute project.
- A Massive Display of Labor Power
Thousands turned out for an expansive parade through Hewitt Avenue to showcase the strength of Everett’s unionized workforce.
- 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.
- Fatal Waterfront Clash in Tacoma
A labor dispute involving longshoremen and nonunion workers results in death and injury at the Milwaukee docks.
- Everett Trades Council Reports Local Union Gains
The Everett Trades Council meets to process new credentials, update the 'unfair' list, and report on the healthy status of local trade unions.
- The Everett Street Car Strike
Striking transit workers face off against a 'soulless corporation' as public sympathy mounts against the company's use of hired thugs.
- The Midnight Scavenger of Old Seattle
A modest advertisement for a 'night worker' reveals the grim, necessary sanitation infrastructure of 1880s Seattle.