The Shingle Weavers' Union Roster
Everett’s pivotal timber labor organization holds its semi-annual election as city council seats in nearby towns shift toward labor representation.
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The semi-annual election of officers in the local shingle weavers' union Tuesday evening resulted in the following being chosen: President, Ralph Coleman; vice-president, Wm. Ortley; financial secretary, E. P. Marsh; recording secretary, Chas. Knecht; treasurer, A. E. Sepier; guide, J. E. Stanke; guard, Ed. Silva; delegates to Trades Council, J. E. Campbell, M. C. Engels, E. P. Marsh. The local instructed the delegates to the Trades Council to vote to throw all sessions open to the general public. Marysville and Edmonds both elected union shingle weavers to their respective city councils last Tuesday. Tom Clock won out in Marysville and Ernest Hubbard in Edmonds.
“The local instructed the delegates to the Trades Council to vote to throw all sessions open to the general public.”
In 1911, the 'shingle weavers' were the backbone of Everett's industrial identity. Today, while the mills are largely gone, the legacy of labor organizing in Everett remains a central theme of its civic and political culture.
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