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  2. International Longshore and Warehouse Union - Wikipedia

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    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union ( ILWU) is a labor union which primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, and in British Columbia, Canada; on the East Coast, the dominant union is the International Longshoremen's Association. The union was established in 1937 after the 1934 West Coast ...

  3. History of Seattle before 1900 - Wikipedia

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    1900–1940. Since 1940. Timeline. v. t. e. Two conflicting perspectives exist for the early history of Seattle. There is the "establishment" view, which favors the centrality of the Denny Party (generally the Denny, Mercer, Terry, and Boren families), and Henry Yesler. A second, less didactic view, advanced particularly by historian Bill ...

  4. Seattle General Strike - Wikipedia

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    The Seattle General Strike was a five-day general work stoppage by 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington from February 6 to 11, 1919. The goal was to support shipyard workers in several unions who were locked out of their jobs when they tried to strike for higher wages. Most other local unions joined the walk-out, including members ...

  5. Port of Seattle - Wikipedia

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    The Port of Seattle is a United States government agency overseeing the seaport of Seattle, Washington, United States as well as SeattleTacoma International Airport. With a portfolio of properties ranging from parks and waterfront real estate, to one of the largest airports and container terminals on the West Coast , the Port of Seattle is ...

  6. Seattle riot of 1886 - Wikipedia

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    The Seattle riot of 1886 occurred on February 6–9, 1886, in Seattle, Washington, amidst rising anti-Chinese sentiment caused by intense labor competition and in the context of an ongoing struggle between labor and capital in the Western United States. The dispute arose when a mob affiliated with a local Knights of Labor chapter formed small ...

  7. History of Seattle - Wikipedia

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    Seattle stopped being the place of explosive growth and opportunity it had been for two consecutive decades. [citation needed] After the war, Western Washington was a center of radical labor agitation. Most dramatically, in 1919, a dispute over post-war lowering of waterfront wages spread to become the Seattle General Strike.

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