Today marks the 103rd anniversary of New York's Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in which 146 workers, most young immigrant women, died trapped in a sweatshop inferno behind doors locked by owners worried about theft and unions, but not workers' lives. The fire was a milestone in labor history, prompting the rise of unions and improved working conditions. Now, with unions faltering and abuses ongoing in our now-overseas sweatshops, hear the fiery Rose Schneiderman of the International Ladies’ Garment...
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