Industrial murder at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

On today’s show, we remember the March 25, 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of New York City, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history.
From Union Strong, the podcast from the New York State AFL-CIO, “A Day in History that Changed Workplace Safety”; a look back at the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire through an interview with Edgar Romney, the Secretary-Treasurer of Workers United.
Then, from Labor History in 2:00, “Industrial Murder at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory”.
Next, historian Annelise Orleck discusses the labor-rights activism of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory workers on Democracy Now.
And we wrap up with Ai-Jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance,
discussing the importance of protecting -- and not marginalizing -- our domestic workers today.

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Labor History Today is produced by Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. Produced by Chris Garlock. 

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Music: Ballad of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (Bev Grant); The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Song (Mike Stout).
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