US EditionCalifornia union membership hits 18-year low, 114 years after Triangle Fire
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Out of ashes, victory: How New York’s garment workers rebirthed the US labor movement
As we’ve mentioned many times before on the show, movements today are a part of a legacy of extraordinary actions taken by ordinary people. Tapping into our own labor history provides us with a blueprint for action in today’s turbulent world. On March 25th, 1911, a fire began in the scrap bins under a cutter’s table on the 8th floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City. Within minutes, the entire floor was engulfed in flames, spre…
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siliconvalley.comCalifornia union membership hits 18-year low, 114 years after Triangle Fire
Fannie Lansner, sister of columnist Jonathan Lansner’s paternal grandfather, was among 123 women and 23 men who died in what’s known as the Triangle Fire. It was a preventable tragedy at a ninth-floor garment factory in New York City. The fire sparked the American labor movement as well as modernized building safety codes. Triangle Fire victim Fannie Lansner is honored on March 23, 2018 with a chalk memorial in front of the apartment building sh…
San Diego Union Tribune
California union membership hits 18-year low
Fannie Lansner, sister of columnist Jonathan Lansner’s paternal grandfather, was among 123 women and 23 men who died in what’s known as the Triangle Fire. It was a preventable tragedy at a ninth-floor garment factory in New York City. The fire sparked the American labor movement as well as modernized building safety codes. Triangle Fire victim Fannie Lansner is honored on March 23, 2018 with a chalk memorial in front of the apartment building sh…
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