The Salmon Strike Ends
After a hard-fought season, Seattle union fishermen concede to cannery pricing as the catch hits record levels.
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Myers' cannery was the busiest institution in town yesterday. The run of salmon was very large, and all the fish were taken to the cannery. For the first time, the union fishermen acknowledged themselves beaten in their fight against the cannery and took all their fish there, disposing of them at the prices offered in the first place. In addition to the fish taken in Seattle harbor and at Five-mile rock, the steamer Buckeye brought over 1,400 from Hood Canal. Fully 35,000 salmon were received at the cannery yesterday, and all hands were kept busy until far into the night. One seine took 1,400 salmon at one haul off Five-mile point.
“For the first time the union fishermen acknowledged themselves beaten in their fight against the cannery.”
This reflects the recurring tension between labor unions and the powerful fishing interests that have defined Seattle's maritime economy for over a century. The struggle for fair pay at the docks remains a central theme in local labor relations.
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