November 5 - The Everett Massacre

Labor History in 2:00 · Nov 5, 2026 · 1m

On this day in Labor History the year was 1916.

That was the day when what came to be known as the On this day in Labor History the year was 1916.

That was the day when what came to be known as the Everett Massacre took place in Washington State.

The Everett Shingle Workers Union had gone out on strike in May.

Organizers from the Industrial Workers of the World came to the area to support the strike and to make a stand for free speech.

Over the summer tensions began to mount.

The police began to arrest IWW speech makers.

Then, in August, violence erupted between strike breakers and picketers…