Tradesmen Donate Labor to Local Orphanage
Everett’s Journeymen Plumbers Union earns praise for providing free labor to the new Snohomish County Orphanage.
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All classes of people responded with ready sympathy and money to the appeal of the ladies of Everett on Tag Day for the Snohomish County Orphanage. Very few members of organized labor in the city failed to contribute their mite toward this most worthy cause, and the Journeymen Plumbers Union generously promised to do the plumbing work on the new building free of charge. This donation was met with a letter of heartfelt appreciation from A.A. Brodeck, president of the Snohomish County Orphanage Association, who noted that the contribution was one of the most handsome they had received.
“I wish to extend to you our most heartfelt appreciation. It is one of the most handsome donations we have received.”
Charitable work by trade unions has long been a way to solidify their place in the community fabric. This story highlights the intersection of organized labor and social welfare in pre-WWI Everett.
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