On May 1, 1905, all union workers employed at the 11 breweries in Western Washington strike over hiring practices. The breweries involved include four in Seattle (185 union members), two in Tacoma (52), and one each in Olympia (35), Aberdeen (8), Bellingham (7), Roslyn (3), and Everett (2). Five unions strike: the Brewers, Beer Drivers, Engineers & Firemen, Bottlers, and the Yardmen. The unions want the company to hire exclusively from union membership. The manufacturers refuse. They want to make their own selections off the union list.
The union effort failed and the strike ended on November 12, 1905.
Sources:
[Washington State] Bureau of Labor, Fifth Biennial Report of the Bureau Statistics and Factory Inspection 1905-1906 (Olympia: C.W. Gorham, Public Printer, 1906), 178-179.
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