707 results for: Labor and Labor Unions
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Hollis Jennings, November 13, 2015
Interview with commercial fisherman Hollis Jennings conducted by Jeffrey Kahrs for the Commercial Fishermen Oral History Project on November 13, 2015. Jennings discusses her life and career as a seine captain in Southeast Alaska, and what is like on a boat as a woman. Originally from Kentucky, Jennings was the first female skipper in the Southeast fishing fleet.The photo shown…
ID Number:2018.63.13
Date:2015
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Ryan Sven and Britni Sheri Lundin, October 23, 2015
Interview with commercial fishermen Ryan Sven and Britni Sheri Lundin conducted by Jeffrey Kahrs for the Commerical Fishermen Oral History Project on October 23, 2015. They discuss their careers as deckhands in Southeast Alaska and being married and working on a boat together. A small portion of the interview has been redacted to protect personal contact information.The photo shown here…
ID Number:2018.63.17
Date:2015
Poster
Mayor Dore Apologizes poster, Seattle, 1936
Seattle has a long history of labor radicalism dating back into the 19th century. The 1930s saw a new burst of radical labor activism, with large scale strikes and boycotting that strengthened local labor unions representing longshoremen, woodworkers, truck drivers, and machinists. As unions grew in power, so did criticism of many union leaders who utilized heavy-handed methods of recruitment…
ID Number:2019.3.39
Date:1936
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Seattle Star front page, February 7, 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.52
Date:1919
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Strike Bulletin, Seattle, February 7, 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.53
Date:1919
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Seattle Union Record, February 8, 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.54
Date:1919
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Seattle Times, February 3, 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.55
Date:1919
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 8, 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.56
Date:1919
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 11, 1919
The Seattle General Strike was a work stoppage by more than 65,000 workers in Seattle from February 6-11, 1919. The strike began in shipyards when workers were refused pay increases after two years of World War I wage controls. Most of the city's 110 local unions, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of…
ID Number:2019.3.57
Date:1919
Audio recording
Oral history interview with Jacob V. (Jake) Arnautoff, October 30, 2001
Interview with Jake Arnautoff of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) at Bay View Manor in Seattle for the Speaking of Seattle Oral History Project.The October 30, 2001 video interview was conducted by Constance Schnell and Gary Saaris and videorecorded by Gary Finholt at Bay View Manor. In this interview, Arnautoff discusses his family background, experience as a picket…
ID Number:2019.35.1.4.1
Date:2001