ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. Work progresses on the new Labor Temple, 950 Fawcett Ave., in 1971. The 3-story building was actually located on the northwest corner of 11th & Fawcett Ave. A decision was made by the county labor council to erect a new building to replace the old headquarters at 1355 Market St. Groundbreaking occurred on January 29, 1971. Designed by architects Johnson, Austin & Berg and with Strom Construction Co. as contractors, the new Labor Center was dedicated on March 10, 1972, with Governor Dan Evans in attendance. The $712,000 structure would hold offices for the Pierce County Labor Council and the Tacoma Labor Advocate, a weekly labor newspaper. 32+ unions had reserved office space as well. (TNT 1-31-71, C-22 - article & sketch)

Building construction--Tacoma--1970-1980; Labor Temple (Tacoma); Labor Center (Tacoma);

Labor Center. View of massive Labor Center which had been dedicated on March 10, 1972. The three story building housed the Pierce County Labor Council, Tacoma Labor Advocate newspaper, and more than 30 unions. Photograph ordered by Dunham & Bush, Seattle.

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Governor Dan Evans spoke to an attentive crowd including labor and civic leaders at the dedication of the new Labor Center, 950 Fawcett Avenue, on March 10, 1972. He told the several hundreds gathered that the new center is "headquarters for a dynamic and thoughtful labor community." Among those in attendance in the front row are Catherine Egan and Joe Stortini. Seated at the table is L.H. Pedersen, Secretary/Treasurer of the Central Labor Council who was presented with a portrait of himself in recognition of his efforts in bringing the three-story new structure into existence. (TNT 3-11-72, p. 1)

Evans, Daniel J., 1925-; Governors; Public speaking--Tacoma--1970-1980; Pedersen, L.H.; Stortini, Joe; Egan, Catherine; Building dedications--Tacoma--1970-1980;

George McGovern speaks before a gathering of the Pierce County Labor Council during his 1972 presidential campaign. Although the new Labor Center had only a 400-person capacity, arrangements were made to broadcast his speech to those waiting outside the facility. TPL-5451 (TNT 9-25-72, p. 1-article)

McGovern, George S.; Political campaigns; Presidential elections; Signs (Notices); Public speaking--Tacoma--1970-1980;

George McGovern, Democratic candidate for president, addresses a large labor gathering in Tacoma while on the 1972 campaign trail. He spoke at the new Labor Center, 950 Fawcett Ave. Mr. McGovern, a senator from South Dakota, had chosen R. Sargent Shriver, brother-in-law of the late President John F. Kennedy, as his running mate. The McGovern-Shriver ticket would go down in a landslide defeat on November 7th to incumbent Richard Nixon and his vice-president, Spiro Agnew. (TNT 9-25-72, p. 1-article)

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