Labor Union Endorses Local Representative H. J. Naively
The Knights of Labor assembly in North Yakima issues a formal resolution praising their representative for pushing the eight-hour day and worker safety legislation.
Your committee, appointed to submit a resolution in regard to the services of Hon. H. J. Naively, would respectfully report as follows: Whereas, The Hon. H. J. Naively, our representative in the legislature of the state of Washington, has during the session just closed labored most ably and faithfully to carry out the wishes of his constituents by his championing the cause of the industrial masses of the state of Washington in his able, earnest and untiring efforts to secure the passage of the eight hour bill, the Pinkerton detective bill, the Fellows railroad bill, employees’ weekly cash payment bill, the railroad fence bill, the coal miners’ check weighman bill, and all legislation tending to the relief of the workers of this state. Resolved, That Local Assembly 421, K. of L. of North Yakima, do most heartily endorse each and every official act of our able and faithful representative, Hon. H. J. Naively.
“Resolved, That Local Assembly 421, K. of L. of North Yakima, do most heartily endorse each and every official act of our able and faithful representative.”
The 'Knights of Labor' were a major force in late 19th-century Washington, fighting for the same worker protections (like the eight-hour day) that remain central to modern labor organizing and union activity in the state.
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