TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FIRE

BUSINESS
Have We Forgotten the Lessons of the Triangle Fire?
By Peter Dreier and Donald Cohen, Contributors
Even after the fire, the city's businesses continued to insist they could regulate themselves, but the deaths clearly demonstrated that companies like Triangle, if left to their own devices, would not concern themselves with their workers' safety.
POLITICS
Who Says It's Not About Destroying Unions?
By Stanley Kutler, Contributor
Author, WARS OF WATERGATE, and other writings
For those with a historical animus against labor, the current strife in Wisconsin offers a happy prospect for the resurrection of a dismal past.
POLITICS
Weekly Diaspora: 100 Years After Triangle Fire, Immigrant Workers Still Fighting for Labor Rights
By The Media Consortium, Contributor
Network of Leading Progressive Independent Journalism Organiza...
STYLE
A Look Back At The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
By Hilary Moss
MEDIA
The Triangle Fire and the Media: 100 Years Later
By Catherine Cloutier, Contributor
Managing Editor, Intersections South LA; Master's candidate, A...
The Triangle fire was an influential event in the history of journalism. Publications across the country united in defense of the defenseless as muckrakers advocated for social change.
POLITICS
Socks, Shirtwaists and Saving the Union
By Kenneth C. Davis, Contributor
Author, "Don't Know Much About History"
Whether it is socks or solar panels, the task of rebuilding America's manufacturing base is obviously one key to the problem of unemployment and low-wage jobs facing the country.
NEW YORK
The "Home of Discontent" That Gave Voice to America's Labor Movement
By James Isaiah Gabbe, Contributor
Writer, filmmaker, Army veteran, businessman, head of CITIZENARTS
While Union Square is now a centerpiece of the New York City's rejuvenation a destination for shopping, dining and theater, its heritage from the decades of labor activism is still evident.