John Autry<p>The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City caught fire on this day 114 years ago, causing the deaths of 146 garment workers -- mostly young immigrant women, of Jewish and Italian heritage, who jumped from the 9th and 10th floors because the fire department's ladders weren’t long enough to reach them. Factory owners had locked doors to stairwells and exits to keep out union organizers and prevent workers from taking breaks and stealing fabric.</p><p>An era of great wealth and urban squalor, underpaid, overworked employees, along with overcrowded and unsafe working conditions, add to that state legislators whose votes were bought by industrial magnates. The president of New York’s Real Estate Board warned AGAINST improving safety standards. "The experience of the past proves conclusively that the best government is the least possible government,” he argued (ie: small government). The Board predicted safety laws would drive "manufacturers out of the City and State of New York" (drying up the pipeline that fed the graft and corruption.)</p><p>But, safety standards were established, and the International Ladies Garment Worker's Union (ILGWU) became powerful enough to protect workers against the worst forms of exploitation.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TriangleShirtwaistFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TriangleShirtwaistFire</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ILGWU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ILGWU</span></a></p>
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Andrew Shields<p>The linen closet was stuffed with towels, / and between those towels, more letters.</p><p>The Immigrant <br>Julie Standig </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/JulieStandig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JulieStandig</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TheImmigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheImmigrant</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BergenBelsen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BergenBelsen</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Aunt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aunt</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SurfAvenue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SurfAvenue</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Polish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polish</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ILGWU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ILGWU</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Citizenship</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FDR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDR</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WinstonChurchill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WinstonChurchill</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://oneartpoetry.com/2025/03/16/the-immigrant-by-julie-standig/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">oneartpoetry.com/2025/03/16/th</span><span class="invisible">e-immigrant-by-julie-standig/</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History February 15, 1910: The ILGWU declared the Uprising of Twenty Thousand shirtwaist strike officially over. The garment workers strike began September 27, 1909, in response to abysmal wages and safety conditions. The majority of striking workers were immigrant women, mostly Yiddish-speaking Jews (75%) and Italians (10%), and mostly under the age of 20. Five women died in the strike, which the union won, signing contracts with 339 manufacturing firms. However, 13 firms, including Triangle Shirtwaist Company, never settled. One of the demands had been for adequate fire escapes and for open doors to the streets for emergencies. In 1911, 146 girls and women were killed in the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TriangleShirtwaistFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TriangleShirtwaistFire</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ilgwu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ilgwu</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/uprising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uprising</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceBrutality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceBrutality</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/massacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>massacre</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wages</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/yiddish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yiddish</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/italian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>italian</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkplaceSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkplaceSafety</span></a></p>
John Autry<p>September 26, 1909 - International Ladies' Garment Workers Union (ILGWU Local 25) began a strike against the Triangle Shirtwaist Company.</p><p>In November their strike would become part of the "Uprising of the 20,000," during which 339 of 352 firms would be struck and reach agreements with the union over the following five months but Triangle was not one of them. The strike ended after thirteen weeks that saw over 700 striking workers arrested.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Organize</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/UprisingOfThe20000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UprisingOfThe20000</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ILGWU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ILGWU</span></a></p>
John Autry<p>September 26, 1909 - International Ladies' Garment Workers Union (ILGWU Local 25) began a strike against the Triangle Shirtwaist Company.<br>In November their strike would become part of the "Uprising of the 20,000," during which 339 of 352 firms would be struck and reach agreements with the union over the following five months but Triangle was not one of them. The strike ended after thirteen weeks that saw over 700 striking workers arrested.<br><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Organize</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/UprisingOfThe20000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UprisingOfThe20000</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ILGWU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ILGWU</span></a></p>
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