Union Confrontation at the Cascade Club
Labor organizations challenged the hiring practices of an Everett social club, leading to threats of a boycott.
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EVERETT, Sept. 17.—There was a clash between the unions and the Cascade club at the opening of the club's quarters in the American National Bank building last night. A man, supposed to represent the local musicians, first appeared and attempted to have Wagner's orchestra, from Seattle, prevented from playing. Later a representative of the Cooks and Waiters' union demanded that the waiters be discharged. Neither was given satisfaction. Threats of boycotting industries operated by two members of the club were made as a result.
“Threats of boycotting industries operated by two members of the club were made as a result.”
This 1904 dispute in Everett over non-union labor at a private club mirrors modern debates regarding gig labor, local hiring ordinances, and the economic power of organized boycotts in Washington State's service industry.
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