If you have ever walked into an office building, then you have been positively affected by protests.
This is the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company tragedy in which 146 young women were killed by a fire in New York City. The company, opposed to unions (or building codes) locked the doors every day, supposedly to inhibit theft, so the women could not get out. Here's more on it.
The tragedy helped lead to building codes and the creation of a huge big LERN member, the National Fire Protection Association. Cheryl Green Pozner of NPFA was chair of our Board last year. Here's an interesting story on the NFPA web site recognizing the tragedy.
Photo: Relatives try to identify the bodies of the victims.
Bill & Julie,
I am now reading Howard Zinn' book A People's History Of The United States. I just finished Chapter 13, and the March 25, 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire is covered on pages 326-327. Anyone who doesn't understand the history of what Unions have done for this country need to read this book! So does anyone who doesn't understand what the "other side," including Governor Walker, the Wisconsin Legislature and their political and financial supporters are attempting to do in attacking both the rights and financial well-being of unions, farmers, middle class and poor citizens of our state.
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