Triangle: The Fire that Changed America

The blood named 'Triangle' company will be written in the history of the American workers movement, and this sense of history will remember the name of the store's striker - "Von Drehle 86" still occurs In the past, Forward predicted the terrible disaster of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, which occurred one year later, one month later, and after 17 days (86). Triangle: As we change the fire in the United States, David Von Drehle is talking about a bad fire as a reporter at Washington Post.

In his book "Triangle: Changing America's Fire", the author David von Drehle sweatshops (sweatshops) as the owner of "sweat" workers to keep their seats by accepting lower wages and standards as they know . If they refuse to hire workers at a trade union's workplace, it will be replaced by cheaper, less protected workers. I am a SEIU union organizer in Southern California and organize security staff outside the union into all other unions Kaiser Permanente. These guards are low wages, low standard islands. Finally, the workers walked day after day, met with thousands of union brothers and sisters outside the Sunset Boulevard Kaiser site. This has enabled employers to believe that employers who respect workers are better in their quality of work and patient care and safety. It was replaced because the contractor refused

At the turning point of the US in the 20th century, deaths at work were a very common phenomenon. Triangle shirt factory has become spectacular, inspiring New York City is not only the end country is not only a large number of victims, but also how the tragedy appears in thousands of witnesses during the day, impressed It is a street block. Journalists and labor organizations reveal the obvious overwhelming evidence that they can pursue the truth without mercy, interview surveillance testimonies, publish, and prevent fire and death

This Friday, March 25, celebrated its 100th anniversary at Triangle Shirtwaist, 146 workers died. Most of them were Jewish and Italian immigrant women. HBO started broadcasting their homage documentary "Triangle: Remembering the Fire" tonight, and the internet is full of explanations and memories of this incident. The 100th anniversary celebration is not only to remind us of unnecessary tragedies and the ongoing need to protect the most vulnerable groups in society, especially the forces that influence the change.