Everett Labor Council Rallies for McNamara Benefit
Everett trade unions mobilize for a city-wide fundraiser and activism, pushing a militant agenda against 'unfair' theaters and non-union politicians.
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The Everett Labor Council met at the Labor Temple with President Oliager presiding. New delegates, including S. O. Roberts (lineman) and Jas. Moore (longshoreman), were seated. The Council voted five dollars in relief for striking International Ladies' Garment Workers in Cleveland. A committee was tasked with scouting 'unfair' theatrical houses in the city and securing motion picture films documenting the arrest and kidnapping of John J. McNamara, to be shown under A. F. of L. auspices. Members were urged to support only candidates who unequivocally favored labor's demands. The council also finalized plans for a benefit dance at the Coliseum rink on the 16th to raise funds for the McNamara defense, with the musicians' union donating their services.
“Members of organized labor urged to support no candidates who were not unequivocally in favor of recognizing the demands of labor.”
The McNamara brothers were figures in a national labor firestorm that shook the foundations of early 20th-century American politics. Today, Everett remains a city defined by its labor history, where the tension between organized labor and municipal political alignment continues to echo in local council chambers.
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