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.
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A committee from Electrical Workers' Union, No. 191, accompanied by M. J. Sullivan, general vice president of the international, and John Morgenthaler, third vice president of the Pacific district council, visited the Trades Council. A review of the attempted negotiations with the Everett Railway, Light & Water Co. towards the mutual agreement on a new wage scale and working rules was given. It was stated that all attempts at conference had failed and it was expected that all union employees of the company would be called out on strike.
“It was stated that all attempts at conference had failed and it was expected that all union employes of the company would be called out on strike.”
Labor disputes over utility service and wage stagnation remain a recurring issue in Everett. The threat of a strike in 1910 against the major regional energy provider echoes contemporary anxieties about the cost of living and the power of consolidated utilities.
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