Streetcar Strike Paralyzes Seattle Transit
Conductors and drivers halt operations across the city, leaving only two lines running as labor disputes escalate.
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This morning the street car conductors and drivers on all lines about the city, except the City Transverse and Second Avenue lines, went out on a strike. At a conference late last night between the officials of eleven other street railway companies in this city and District Master Workman Evans, no agreement was reached, and the District Master issued an order to all the men not to take out any cars this morning. So far the companies have not attempted to run any cars. Everything is quiet.
“The District Master issued an order to all the men not to take out any cars this morning.”
Labor disputes over transit operations are a recurring theme in Seattle history, echoing the tension between transit agency management and operator unions that continues to define our modern commute.
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