707 results for: Labor and Labor Unions
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Staff serving lunch at the Market Café, Seattle, January 27, 1982
In addition to welcoming more than 10 million visitors a year, Seattle's Pike Place Market is also a thriving neighborhood home to more than 400 residents, many of whom are low-income seniors. The Pike Place Market Foundation supports social services within the Market and greater downtown Seattle community, including the Pike Market Senior Center and Food Bank, Pike Market Childcare…
ID Number:2000.107.185.22.03
Date:1982
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Server pouring coffee for diner at F.X. McRory's, Seattle, December 30, 1990
F.X. McRory's Steak Chop and Oyster House, one of Seattle's most popular bars and a hub for sports fans, was opened in 1977 next to the Kingdome by restaurateurs Mick McHugh and Tim Firnstahl. Famous for its Irish pub feel, 45-foot-long marble bar, and massive selection of spirits, the restaurant closed in June 2017 when the new owners of the…
ID Number:2000.107.185.23.02
Date:1990
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Waitress at Wharf Restaurant, Seattle, May 31, 1987
The Wharf was a popular restaurant at Fisherman's Terminal in Seattle's Interbay neighborhood from the late 1950s until its closure in 1987 due to an expansion and modernization of the terminal by the Port of Seattle. The restaurant had been a favorite spot for seafood, as the terminal was home to the Pacific Northwest fishing fleet.In this image, Nella Hyatt,…
ID Number:2000.107.185.26.06
Date:1987
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Men preparing a transit system sand truck, Seattle, December 29, 1951
In this image H. J. Stewart, left, and mechanic E. T. Jacobson prepare a Seattle Transit System (later Metro Transit) truck for winter weather conditions. The device on the rear of the truck is an automatic sander. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.190.08.02
Date:1951
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UCWA members marching down Madison St., Seattle, July 7, 1972
The United Construction Workers Association (UCWA) was founded in 1970 by Tyree Scott (1940-2003), an electrician who had become a Seattle civil rights activist. The UCWA began with the goal of uniting minority construction workers to promote their employment in the construction industry and prevent discrimination. Because of union control over the local labor market, it was almost impossible for Black workers…
ID Number:2000.107.216.06.01
Date:1972
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King County Sheriff officers watching CCA demonstrators at Sea-Tac airport, November 6, 1969
Founded in Seattle in 1969, the Central Contractors Association (CCA), sought equal compliance in contracts granted on Federal building projects. Leader Tyree Scott (1940–2003) was a civil rights activist deeply involved in many minority workers’ and equal opportunity organizations. At the time, because of union control over the local labor market, it was almost impossible for Black workers and Black contractors…
ID Number:2000.107.216.06.02
Date:1969
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Larry Gossett and Tyree Scott outside Federal Courthouse, Seattle, June 15, 1972
The United Construction Workers Association (UCWA) was founded in 1970 by Tyree Scott (1940-2003), an electrician who had become a Seattle civil rights activist. The UCWA began with the goal of uniting minority construction workers to promote their employment in the construction industry and prevent discrimination. Because of union control over the local labor market, it was almost impossible for Black workers…
ID Number:2000.107.216.06.03
Date:1972
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UCWA demonstrators marching down 5th Ave., Seattle, March 11, 1975
The United Construction Workers Association (UCWA) was founded in 1970 by Tyree Scott (1940-2003), an electrician who had become a Seattle civil rights activist. The UCWA began with the goal of uniting minority construction workers to promote their employment in the construction industry and prevent discrimination. Because of union control over the local labor market, it was almost impossible for Black workers…
ID Number:2000.107.216.06.04
Date:1975
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Tyree Scott and Sam Martinez being arrested during UWCA protest, Seattle, June 8 1972
The United Construction Workers Association (UCWA) was founded in 1970 by Tyree Scott (1940-2003), an electrician who had become a Seattle civil rights activist. The UCWA began with the goal of uniting minority construction workers to promote their employment in the construction industry and prevent discrimination. Because of union control over the local labor market, it was almost impossible for Black workers…
ID Number:2000.107.216.06.05
Date:1972
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CCA demonstrators sit-in at Sea-Tac Airport, November 6, 1969
Founded in Seattle in 1969, the Central Contractors Association (CCA), sought equal compliance in contracts granted on Federal building projects. Leader Tyree Scott (1940–2003) was a civil rights activist deeply involved in many minority workers’ and equal opportunity organizations. At the time, because of union control over the local labor market, it was almost impossible for black workers and black contractors…
ID Number:2000.107.216.06.06
Date:1969