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Local No. 231 of the Retail Clerks' International Protective Association letter to Tacoma Central Labor Council expressing their position on the general strike, February 3, 1919
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| Title | Local No. 231 of the Retail Clerks' International Protective Association letter to Tacoma Central Labor Council expressing their position on the general strike, February 3, 1919 |
| Author | Retail Clerks International Protective Association. Local 231 (Tacoma, Wash.) |
| Date of Publication | 1919 |
| Notes | This letter from Local 231 of the Retail Clerks International Protective Association to the Tacoma Central Labor Council, sent on February 4, 1919 relates the results of a meeting held on February 3 to discuss the local's willingness to join the planned general strike. The local communicates that it voted unanimously against joining the strike, commenting that "on account of so much sickness at the present time, it would be criminal for the Drug clerks to go out on strike." They emphasize their willingness to be otherwise of assistance in support of the Council's aims. The letter is signed by the local's secretary, F. A. Travis. |
| Contextual Notes | The Tacoma Central Labor Council called for a general strike in February 1919, to act in sympathy with the general strike organized by the Central Labor Council of Seattle. After an initial delay, a general strike order was issued for Tacoma on Thursday, February 6, 1919, and lifted on Sunday, February 9. Tacoma's strike was less successful than Seattle's, due to the decision of many prominent local unions not to involve themselves, but participation was nevertheless widespread enough to have a significant impact on the city.
The Tacoma Central Labor Council was established in November of 1907, and immediately affiliated itself with the American Federation of Labor. It was a revival of the Tacoma Trades Council, an organization that had existed from 1890 to September of 1907 (and was affiliated with the A. F. of L. for much of that time). The Tacoma Central Labor Council merged with the Pierce County Industrial Union Council, which was affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, to form the Pierce County Central Labor Council (AFL-CIO) in 1957. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Retail Clerks International Protective Association. Local 231 (Tacoma, Wash.); Tacoma Central Labor Council; Strikes and lockouts, Sympathetic--Washington (State)--Tacoma; General Strike, Tacoma, Wash., 1919; General strike, Seattle, Wash., 1919; General strikes--Washington (State)--Tacoma; General strikes--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Tacoma |
| Digital ID Number | PNW01056 |
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| Digital Collection | Pacific Northwest Historical Documents
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Central Labor Council, Pierce County records. Accession No. 2882-001. Box 29/3 |
| Object Type | Letter (correspondence)
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| Physical Description | 1 leaf; 28 x 22 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text or image at 150 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2011. |
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