713 results for: Labor and Labor Unions
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Mark Ostrander with stacked crates of milk at Darigold plant, Seattle, September 1993
In 1918, a group of dairy farmers in Washington formed the United Dairymen’s Association to cooperate in processing and selling their products. In 1925, the Association created the brand name Darigold, by which it is best known. Darigold is a cooperative, owned by its members. As of 2023, Darigold members consist of about 430 dairy farms across Washington, Oregon, Idaho,…
ID Number:2000.107.19930906.2.07
Date:1993
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Musician's union members picketing at 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, February 13, 1997
On February 12, 1997, musicians working at the 5th Avenue Theatre went on strike. Theatre management claimed they had offered a pay raise, but the strikers countered that the raise was offset by reduced pay for musicians who played multiple instruments and a reduced number of "principal chairs" who receive higher pay for leading sections of the orchestra. The strike…
ID Number:2000.107.19970213.9.22
Date:1997
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Alexis Herman, U.S. Secretary of Labor, speaking at the WTO Conference, Seattle, November 28, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991128.1.10
Date:1999
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Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labor Organization, at the WTO Conference, Seattle, November 28, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991128.2.25
Date:1999
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Union groups at WTO protest, Seattle, November 30, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991130.14.20
Date:1999
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Labor union members marching at WTO protest, Seattle, November 30, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991130.28.02
Date:1999
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Steelworkers and Free Tibet protesters at WTO protest, Seattle, November 30, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991130.28.19
Date:1999
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Labor unions demonstrators at WTO protest march, Seattle, November 30, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991130.31.34
Date:1999
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Union workers demonstrating at WTO protests, Seattle, December 3, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991203.1.28
Date:1999
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Union workers marching at WTO protest, Seattle, December 3, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991203.13.20
Date:1999