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.
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In the absence of President Lots, Brother Sam Allen of the Typographical Union presided over the Everett Trades Council. New delegates from Electrical Workers No. 191 and the Brewery Workers were seated. Business Agent Pollard reported successful recruitment, including new members for teamsters, meat cutters, and culinary workers. The Council announced that the Virginia Home and Cafe had changed ownership and was removed from the unfair list, while an unnamed barber shop remains under boycott. Various unions reported strong conditions, particularly among plumbers, steamfitters, and tailors, while shingle weavers noted a slack in work.
“Delegates were asked to look for the green working button on all teamsters when delivering wood and coal to their homes.”
The practice of maintaining 'unfair' lists and union buttons was a central pillar of early 20th-century Everett civic life, demonstrating how consumers were encouraged to police local business conduct through their daily spending choices.
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