The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1938-01-28
Local Sore-Spots
Aired BY Jackson
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waterfront are. for the most part,
steady workers, many Of whom
take an active interest IN the I'm
ion. They have been loyal to the
union in their labor difficulties
and strikes. and have shared in
committee work.
The city of Seattle Automobile
Testing Station employed a young
woman clerical worker from the
City Civil Service Eligible list,
and a male employee for the main
tenance department. Anothe r
young woman general office work
err was employed by the State De-
partment of Social Security, and
a family visitor was employed at
first part time and then fun time;
in the state personnel office a
male worker has been placed in
charge of the duplicating mach
/ ines. A former visitor of the King
County Welfare, then unemployed,
was added to the staff of the State
Personnel Office and later en-
ployed on the staff of the Intake
Department of the King County
Public Welfare after the switch
over to the State Department of
Social Security.
A loss of three jobs was exper-
fenced when women's apparel
shop dismissed its force of three
Negro employees due to trouble
the management had with one
worker. The other workers, not in
volved, were given recommended
tons and found employment with
other concerns.
Throughout 1887, clubcar men
on the transcontinental trains
have discussed whether they or
not they should organize labor
union or remain in the company
association they now have. Indi-
cations point to labor union form,
affiliated directly with the A. F
of L. or one of the national or
international unions.
In 1886, the Pacific Steamship
Company withdrew its boats from
service as the Company began re-
organization, throwing about two
hundred men in the stewards de-
partment out of work. In 1887
about 300 jobs were opened to Ne
groes when the American Mail
j Dollar line replaced Chinese in
the stewards department with Ne
/ groes, in compliance with the Acts
of Congress. Recently, due to lack
of necessary fire prevention and
control equipment these ships have
been operated as freighters and
the number of Negroes employed
per ship has been cut from 70 to
%.
Many Negro women and men
took the examinations of the State
Department of Social Security and
the Employment Service and sew
eral were placed on both eligible
lists. Considering the fact that
competition was with persons al
ready employed by these services,
the rating of some was fairly
high
An important factor in the in
dustrial and business life of the
community is played by the new
enterprises opened by Negroes
during the year. These concerns
include Radio Service and Repair
by Monroe and Brown; Gilmore
Gasoline filling station by Mos
zee; a beauty parlor by Gertrude
Pride, and just at the dawn of
1888, Egyptian Cafe and Tavern
of Perry Gillian, and a barber
shop and recreation hall by the
Stockard Brothers.
Employment for women is much
more prevalent by number of jobs
than employment for men, but this
employment is principally in do
nestle service. Domestic employ
ment received a deal of attention
during the year due to the passage
of legislation regulating the hours
of employment for the domestic
servant. The law, effective June
g. brought about gratifying results
until about September when the
coast began to feel another bust
ness recession. With numbers of
girls being let out of business and
factory, in spite of the on-coming
holiday season, calls for domestic
help were slackened and it became
increasingly harder to insist on
hourly standards.