California union membership hits 18-year low, 114 years after Triangle Fire

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…

California 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…

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…

TheVoiceOfJoyce Direct from Heather Cox Richardson It’s worth remembering why we have Labor Laws & Social Security, a minimum wage, Unemployment Insurance & other benefits for people.

All our Benefits today were Federally codified by FDR, as a direct result of one woman’s dedication to right the wrong of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, Frances Perkins. The horror of the deaths of so many young people, became a turning point in our Society. Politicians and the Public assembled in shame at what had happened and demanded changed. Historian, Heather Cox Richardson details events! On March 25, 1911, Frances Perkins was visiting w…

Where They Lived: Remembering the victims of The Triangle Factory Fire - The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Today marks the 114th anniversary of the Triangle Factory Fire. For information on commemorations and other activities, visit Remember the Triangle Coalition. For stories of the struggles faced by employees of the shirtwaist industry, check out our 2020 show on the Shirtwaist Strike of 1909: And for more information on the Triangle Factory Fire itself,… Read More The post Where They Lived: Remembering the victims of The Triangle Factory Fire app…