Showing posts with label Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Show all posts
Monday, November 25, 2013

November 22: Clara Lemlich

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Clara Lemlich made a spontaneous speech at Cooper Union on this date in 1909 that sparked the “ Uprising of the 20,000 ,” an industry-...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013

NLRB Office of the General Counsel Authorizes Complaints against Walmart, Also Finds No Merit to Other Charges

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The labor movement was the catalyst for the legislation known as the Workers' Compensation Act following the Triangle Shirtwaist Fact...
Sunday, October 20, 2013

Bangladesh: Is Worker Safety Failing in the Global Supply Chain?

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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that killed 146 workers in New York City more than 100 years ago probably is the worst single w...
Sunday, September 22, 2013

Bangladesh workers must continue to wait for full compensation

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Fashion Safety continues to dominate international news and reflects that the movement that the workers' compenstion sparked by the h...
Friday, December 7, 2012

Triangle Shirt Waist Fire -- Revisited

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"They killed time. Time was so precious, so important. But they said it was a false alarm."ABU NAYEEM MOHAMMAD SHAHIDULLAH, dire...
Monday, March 21, 2011

US Labor Department Launches Mobile-Optimized Website to Commemorate 100th Anniversary of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

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Mobile site features audio tour and background of historic event WASHINGTON —  In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the deadly fire...

Commemoration- Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: A Century Later

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The Forward has published a special section for its new March 25 issue to commemorate and honor the 100 th  anniversary of the Triangle Sh...

An Important History Lesson In Workplace Safety Laws

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Guest Blog by  John B. Boyd “The only thing new under the sun is the history which you don’t know.” Harry S Truman I am amazed at the ...
Monday, March 14, 2011

Conference- The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and its Legacy: Out of the Smoke and the Flame

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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and its Legacy March 24, 2011; 9 a.m. — 6:30 p.m. CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 100...