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Hellraisers Journal – Sunday February 2, 1919
Seattle, Washington – City Braces for General Strike
From the Seattle Union Record of January 31, 1919:
With every vote in the affirmative, Electrical Workers’ Union No. 16 went down the line for the General sympathetic strike Thursday night.
“We propose to stand by the Metal Trades Council because the Metal Trades Council is right,” said William Delaney, speaking for the union following the meeting, “and because we recognize that this is a class struggle.”
Other unions which last night went on record for the general strike were the sheet metal workers and the lady barbers, the latter by a unanimous vote. The cigarmakers endorsed the strike with the same unanimity.
The street car men at meetings held Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening voted to hold referendums at the various car barns all day Saturday.
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[Emphasis added.]
From The Seattle Star of January 31, 1919:
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SOURCES & IMAGES
Quote John McKelvey re Stt GS Shipyards, SUR p1, Jan 27, 1919
http://depts.washington.edu/labhist2/SURjan/SUR%201-19-27%20full.pdf
Seattle Union Record
(Seattle, Washington)
-Jan 31, 1919
Seattle General Strike, More Unions Favor, SUR, Jan 31, 1919
http://depts.washington.edu/labhist2/SURjan/SUR%201-19-31%20full.pdf
The Seattle Star
(Seattle, Washington)
-Jan 31, 1919
Seattle General Strike, Crucified, Stt Str Jan 31, 1919
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1919-01-31/ed-1/seq-1/
See also:
Tag: Seattle General Strike of 1919
https://weneverforget.org/tag/seattle-general-strike-of-1919/
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