(3:33 min.) (13 of 24) 13 Hiring and the unions
Unions started up in earnest in 1935 or 1936. Sometimes you had to work around the union to get who you wanted for your crew. The stewards' crew didn't have much time when they were in port,...
(4:17 min.) (07 of 08) Unions and changes in the engineering job Marine Engineers Benevolent Association; MEBA Union Hall; union meetings; strike -- Alaska Steam; strike -- American Mail Line; animosity -- company, union representatives;...
(4:20 min) (18 of 24) 18 Strikes and Seattle in the 1930's
Smith Towers. Strikes caused lots of problems with tourists; they only had limited time and couldn't afford the time loss. The Steward and the Purser would have to work things out...
(4:35 min.) (20 of 24) 19 Labor negotiations
The steamship companies retained lawyers to negotiate. Alaska Steamship Co. had Bogo, Bogo and Gates to represent them. Some of the smaller companies would represent themselves. John had a good...
(6:52 min.) (17 of 24) 17 Purser's job vs. Steward's job. Union strikes
Purser dealt more with freight. The strikes happened, and the crew started making more money. "We didn't even know what overtime was." The price of everything went up...
"C" List jobseekers relax in front of the Odd Fellow Temple building on First Avenue, Fairbanks; this was once the hiring hall for operating engineers.
Bob McFarland, president of the Alaska Territorial Federation of Labor, standing at a lectern at the 12th Annual Convention in Ketchikan, 1956. Seated beside him is Cledamae Seaman, the executive secretary. Verso (left to right): "Cledamae...
Crowd of men in front of the offices of Alaska Juneau Gold Mining company. In foreground, one man is on the ground, surrounded by other men; some carrying sticks. Photographer's number 10.
Executive Board Meeting of the Alaska Territorial Federation of Labor at the 12th Annual Convention, Ketchikan, 1956. From verso (left to right): Ferrall Campbell-Ketchikan, VP; Betty Casperson-Juneau, (Treas); Lorena Showers-Anchorage, (Sec);...
Four job seekers wait in front of the Culinary Workers Union Hall on First Avenue, Fairbanks; sign reads Hotel, Motel, Restaurant, Bartenders, Const. Camp Employees, Local 879
Hiring call in old laborers' hall in basement of King's Kup restaurant, Noble Street, Fairbanks. The young woman in the photo is Debbie Reed: "My first job on the pipeline was Jan 10th, 1975 at Franklin Bluffs on the night crew laying down the...
Members of Douglas Island Miners Union Local 109, Western Federation of Miners, taking part in the July 4th, 1907 street parade on Front Street in Juneau, Alaska. Miners are led by a person carrying a United States flag, while other flags hang from...
Photograph of Governor Egan signing the Human Rights Act. Identified are left to right Sen. Mike Gravel, Dick Hedberg-AFL-CIO, Maria G. Bowman and Willard Bowman-NAACP.