1916 - The Shingle Weavers’ Union
The Shingle Weavers’ Union went on strike when the mill owners were unwilling to reinstate a higher wage scale. The strike became violent after some mill owners brought in strikebreakers. Hostilities increased when the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) — better known as the Wobblies — joined the labor dispute.
This labor tension led to a city dock shoot-out on November 5 known as the Everett Massacre. At least seven people were killed.
David Clough (left) and Ernest P. Marsh (right) represent the dichotomy between lumber mill leadership and labor. Opposing central figures of the lumber industry, Clough represented the mills and battled the Wobblies in 1916. Ernest Marsh was a spokesman
Jobs in the mills were tough and dangerous. Men pushed hunks of red cedar through saws, sometimes losing their fingers in the process.
Jobs in the mills were tough and dangerous. Men pushed hunks of red cedar through saws, sometimes losing their fingers in the process.
Caption: Mugshots of those arrested after the November 5, 1916 Everett Massacre.