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1919 Seattle General Strike

Date: 06/26/2008
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Centralia Mass meeting 1929 Seattle Eagles Hall_UWDigital.jpg

Centralia Mass meeting 1929 Seattle Eagles Hall_UWDigital.jpg

Trades Union Savings and Loan Association, the first labor-owned bank in the United States

Trades Union Savings and Loan Association, the first labor-owned bank in the United States

This building now occupied the site where the Trade Union Savings and Loan stood in 1919

Mutual Laundry Company--Labor Owned Cooperative

Mutual Laundry Company--Labor Owned Cooperative

A labor-owned enterprise founded by the largely female Laundry Workers Union, Local 24 in 1915

Carpenters Hall

Carpenters Hall

Carpenters and Joiners Local 131 was one of the strongest unions in Seattle and dominant in the Building Trades Council

Anna Louise Strong in 1913

Anna Louise Strong in 1913

Frank Turco news stand

Frank Turco news stand

Locomotive Firemen and Engineermen, Puget Sound Lodge 407

Locomotive Firemen and Engineermen, Puget Sound Lodge 407

This building now occupies the site where the railroad brotherhood met in 1919

Waitress Union Local 240, first headquarters

Waitress Union Local 240, first headquarters

Founded in 1900, the Seattle Waitress's Union won the 8 hour day and 6 day week for white female servers

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Ole Hanson_Seattle Municipal Archives12281.gif

Ole Hanson 1918_MOHAI.jpg

Ole Hanson 1918_MOHAI.jpg

Colored Marine Employees Benevolent Association headquarters

Colored Marine Employees Benevolent Association headquarters

This parking lot at 88 Massachusetts Street marks the location of the third headquarters of the CMEBA

Headquarters of Barbers Local 195, Cooks and Assistants Local 33, Federal Labor Union Local 11587, Shipyard Laborers, Riggers an

Headquarters of Barbers Local 195, Cooks and Assistants Local 33, Federal Labor Union Local 11587, Shipyard Laborers, Riggers an

This building currently occupies the site (717 3rd Ave) where several union headquarters stood in 1919

International Union of Timber Workers Hall

International Union of Timber Workers Hall

This building now occupies the site of the IUTW Hall in 1919

Labor-Hall.jpg

Labor-Hall.jpg

 
Album: Strike sites today
 

Album: Strike sites today

Here are the what the locations look like today

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18---Telephone-Girls

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20---Telephone-Girls

Co-operative Union Market, a labor-owned enterprise

Co-operative Union Market, a labor-owned enterprise

Founded by the Butcher's Union, the market served families during the General Strike

Minute Men headquarters/Arcade Building

Minute Men headquarters/Arcade Building

Dedicated to fighting radicalism, the Minute Men claimed thousands of members and sent spies to monitor unions and radical groups

717-3rd-Ave

717-3rd-Ave

Armory where Army units from Fort Lewis mobilized

Armory where Army units from Fort Lewis mobilized

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