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Today Marks 100 Years Since The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

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A thought-provoking column in the Philadelphia Inquirer this week remembered the horrific tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire that occurred 100 years ago on March 25, 1911. That day, 146 garment workers in New York City lost their lives in an event that forever changed workplace conditions and labor unions when people realized that no […]