Laborers Sue for Wages in Commercial Garden Dispute
Ten Italian immigrant gardeners have moved to seize a truck and produce from their employer, claiming they were never paid for their labor.
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Luigi Dalzarini, an Italian gardener, has sued H. W. Day to foreclose a mechanic's lien of $124.25 upon the truck in Day's garden. Dalzarini is one of ten Italian laborers who claim that they have not received their full wages of $1 per day while in Day's employ. Dalzarini asks for an order restraining any person from carrying away the garden and the produce thereof, also for the appointment of James Hart as receiver. Judge Langley granted the restraining order. It will be heard next Saturday.
“Dalzarini is one of ten Italian laborers who claim that they have not received their full wages of $1 per day.”
This dispute highlights the precarious nature of labor in Seattle’s early 20th-century agricultural and commercial economy. The struggle for back wages remains a persistent feature of labor relations, particularly for migrant and immigrant workers in Washington today.
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