How unions succeeded in making your workplace safer in the 100 years since the deadly Triangle Fire

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http://www.seiu.org/2011/03/how-labor-reshaped-buildings-after-triangle.php

How unions succeeded in making your workplace safer in the 100 years since the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

8:51 AM Eastern - March 22, 2011

Infographic: How unions succeeded in making your workplace safer in the 100 years since the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire #default

By Michelle Miller, Graphics: Erik Moe, Research: Bill Borwegen and Eric Furmin


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When a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory on March 25, 1911, overcrowded worktables, inadequate and locked fire exits, and narrow escape passageways created a fatal inferno for 146 of the women and girls who worked inside. In the aftermath of the fire, outraged New Yorkers, lead by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (now Workers United) fought for crucial regulations that continue to protect us on the job to this day

HOW MODERN BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN RESHAPED BY LABOR ACTIVISM
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Lots of info and more at the link.