Fire http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/ Introduction The fire was at the Triangle Waist Company in New York City Claimed the lives of 146 young immigrant workers This incident has had great significance to this day because it highlights the inhumane working conditions to which industrial working conditions to which industrial workers can be subjected Sweatshops & Strikes before 1911 Was a typical sweated factory in the heart of Manhattan Located at 23-29 Washington Place Low wages‚
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truth of manufacturers. So many things were taking place during this time‚ from workers being mistreated and overused to the low pay rate that many people had to deal with. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was an event that held relevance in American history. On March‚ 25‚ 1911 at approximately 4:40 PM a fire broke out in the company’s factory in New York City which was the deadliest industrial disaster. 147 workers died in that incident‚ they either died from the fire or jumped from the window
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conditions. Tenement houses were crowded‚ dark‚ loud‚ hot‚ foul smelling‚ unhealthy‚ and there was no fresh air (Riis‚ 1999). The people living under these conditions‚ typically didn’t have a choice because it was the only thing within their budget. Workers within the meat-packing industry worked in unsafe and unhealthy conditions. Those who had a job at the Shirtwaist Factory also worked under unsafe conditions and received very low pay. After living and working under such awful conditions for quite
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through the help of The International Ladies Garment Workers Union; and was then given better working conditions within their working environments; and equal pay to match others working in the same field of employment. However‚ their we’re still obstacles to face‚ and one was that of not becoming unionized; because people didn’t agree on the stipulation to which it involved; so many walked away from it including the justice system and officiating officers of society. “Many Unions still refuse to admit
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the New York State Nurses’ Association (NYSNA) union. Throughout this paper I will show the advantages of having or being part of an effective union. Unionization is recognized mostly as representation for workers in many industries. It is the coming together of workers to pursue policies and goals that is beneficial to all. The most prominent unions can be found in the public sector such as teachers‚ police officers and nurses. Today most unions are aligned with two organizations‚ the American
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Triangle Shirtwaist Company. New York had more than 500 garment factories‚ mostly staffed by women‚ and the conditions in all were equally as deplorable. In the winter of 1909‚ women at the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. organized a strike‚ they were doubtful that many more than 3‚000 women would turn out with the cold weather and not all the factories participating‚ but more than 20‚000 showed up. The recently organized Ladies Garment Workers Union was growing by the thousand every day. The strike went
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about the fire at Triangle company in March 1911 which left 146 workers dead most of the perished being young immigrant women (Otfinoski‚ 2014). The fire that broke in Triangle shirtwaist factory consumed upper three stories of the company consuming employees who were preparing to leave within minutes. David Von Drehle works for The Washington Post as a journalist‚ and he is also a writer‚ Drehle stated in his thesis that American workers movement originated from the triangle fire. The aftermath of
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occupational safety standards that currently ensure the safety of workers today. At the time of the fire the only safety measures available for the workers were 27 buckets of water and a fire escape that would collapse when people tried to use them. Most of the doors were locked and those that were not locked only opened inwards and were effectively held shut by the onrush of workers escaping the fire. As the clothing materials feed the fire workers tried to escape anyway they could. 25 passengers flung themselves
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owners.” In fact‚ the reason that Blanck and Harris ever faced any repercussions at all for not having up-to-date safety features is not as much because of the workers as because of the public support of the workers and the public outrage directed at the owners. The public was on our side and as frustrated about the tragedy as the workers who experienced it so it seemed. From the people on our side sprung forth one of the biggest changes for New York‚ the Committee of Safety; this was brought about
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History of the counterculture in the US: The Other America What is the Other America? Is it correct to talk about the “Other America”? Who are the “other Americans”? Indians‚ “Nigros”‚ workers‚ immigrants (emigrants?) can all be accounted for that role. But why are they called “others”? Others to whom? Isn’t it correct to say that the Other America actually is the real America? History first. When did this phenomenon start? The date that most recognise as the beginning of the Other America
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