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    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-10-23


    • MWAK facing union demand

    • 1936

    • MWAK facing union demand. - Operating engineers seeking recognition by November 1. - Frank Dixon, president of the International Union of Operating Engineers, said today the 170 members of the Grand Coulee chapter had voted to back up its executive...
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-10-23
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-10-22


    • Strike may tie up Coulee dam

    • 1936

    • Strike may tie up Coulee dam. - Operating engineers ready to walk out unless wages are raised. - A strike at Grand Coulee dam in Washington state was forecast today by John P. Coyne, chairman of the board of trustees of the International Union of...
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-10-22
    • State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. General. 1935-12-14


    • West plant, operating part time, mixes 750 yards daily

    • 1935

    • West plant, operating part time, mixes 750 yards daily. - Although the mixing plant is operating only a fraction of the time and only one or two of the big mixers churn at a time, already 6,000 yards of concrete had settled into place near the west...
    • State history. Grand Coulee Dam. Construction. General. 1935-12-14
    • State history. Strikes. Automobile 1937-06-26


    • Auto agencies are operating as open shops

    • 1937

    • Auto agencies are operating as open shops - Spokane automobile dealers have made no concesions as to the Mechanics' union and are operating strictly on an "open shop" basis, W. Harry Heylman, secretary of the Spokane Automobile Dealers'...
    • State history. Strikes. Automobile 1937-06-26
    • Northwest history. Lumber industry & by-products. Surveys. 1928-08-25


    • Timber orders top production - report shows 226 northwest mills operating below capacity

    • 1928

    • Timber orders top production - report shows 226 northwest mills operating below capacity - Two hundred twenty-six Pacific northwest lumber mills reported production of 193,954,682 board feet, 12.69 per cent under their normal operating capacity,...
    • Northwest history. Lumber industry & by-products. Surveys. 1928-08-25
    • Northwest history. Mining. Corporations & mergers. 1935-02-03


    • Azurite gold strike soon.

    • 1935

    • Azurite gold strike soon. - Intersection of vein expected this month -- extension at gold hill. - With the American Smelting and Refining company driving toward the vein of the Azurite Gold company, the Gold Hill Operating company has been formed...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Corporations & mergers. 1935-02-03
    • Northwest history. Mining. Business conditions. 1936-02-19


    • Four operating about republic.

    • 1936

    • Four operating about republic. - Although they have been greater at times, operations at Republic are unabated, according to Herbert W. Sharp, Columbia Powder representative, after a tour of the district. The Blaine-Republic has been operating its...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Business conditions. 1936-02-19
    • Northwest history. Mining. Dredging. 1937-02-23


    • Operating big dredge

    • 1937

    • Operating big dredge.
      The big dredge on Rhodes creek near Pierce, Idaho, has been operating all winter. Eastern men are installing dredge equipment to operate on Lolo creek in the spring.
    • Northwest history. Mining. Dredging. 1937-02-23
    • Northwest history. Mining. Finances. 1936-08-25


    • Ore developed at gold hill.

    • 1936

    • Ore developed at gold hill. - Second tunnel starts for vein -- 40-mule team packing supplies. - Azurite mountain in southeastern Whatcom county, and near the Okanogan county, is the scene of large activities. The Gold Hill Operating company,...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Finances. 1936-08-25
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-10-26


    • No change in strike status

    • 1936

    • No change in strike status. - Head of engineers' union out of town for week-end. - The situation surrounding the possibility of a strike of operating engineers--the key-men of the MWAK construction force--which, if started, would probably result in...
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-10-26
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-10-26


    • MWAK says demands of unions are 'Unwarranted'

    • 1936

    • MWAK says demands of unions are 'Unwarranted'. - Petitions circulated among nearly 6,000 workmen today. - The MWAK company, builder of the Grand Coulee foundation dam, circulated petitions among its 6,000 workmen today stating demands of the local...
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-10-26
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-10-27


    • Dam workers balk at strike

    • 1936

    • Dam workers balk at strike. - Union of operating engineers does not represent them, MWAK men state. - Workmen on the Grand Coulee project are circulating "anti-strike" petitions, a special correspondent reported from the project yesterday.
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-10-27
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-11-05


    • M-W-A-K refused recognize union

    • 1936

    • M-W-A-K refused recognize union. - Coulee dam builders will not change labor policy. - M-W-A-K company, builder of the $70,000,000 Grand Coulee foundation dam, rejected today the International Union of Operating Engineers' "request" for union...
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-11-05
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-10-28


    • Union ready to meet MWAK

    • 1936

    • Union ready to meet MWAK. - The way was cleared today for a conference between representatives of the MWAK company and the International Union of Operating Engineers to consider labor difficulties at the Grand Coulee dam.
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-10-28
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-11-05


    • Company's attitude is outlined in statement.

    • 1936

    • Company's attitude is outlined in statement. - In a written memorandum to representatives of the International Union of Operating Engineers T. J. Walsh, president of the MWAK company today explained the company's attitude.
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-11-05
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-10-28


    • Way cleared for labor parley at Coulee Dam

    • 1936

    • Way cleared for labor parley at Coulee Dam. - The way was cleared today for a conference between representatives of the M-W-A-K Company and the International Union of Operating Engineers to consider labor difficulties at the Grand Coulee Dam.
    • State history. Grand Coulee dam. Labor. 1936-10-28

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