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It took decades of heading to the streets, of our cities, and protesting -for workers to gain the rights to negotiate a fair contract, now Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin wants to remove those hard-fought rights in one fell swoop under the guise of balancing the budget.
This action would be the epitome of what so-called ”big government” does, to over ride the rights of the general population for alleged short-term gain at the expense of longterm ideals of what democracy means.
It is a valid point to mention that recently the last of the 146 victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire has been finally identified, an event that sparked the emergence of the long battles for workers rights that still continues today.
Think …then speak your opinion on this issue to congress. Please.
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Below from Wikipedia,
The building today
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| Date | March 25, 1911 |
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| Time | 4:40 PM (local time) |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States |
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| 146 dead | |
| 71 injured | |
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911, was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New York and resulted in the fourth highest loss of life from an industrial accident in U.S. history. The fire caused the deaths of 146 garment workers, most of them women, who either died from the fire or jumped to their deaths. Most of the workers could not escape the burning building because the managers had locked the doors to the stairwells and exits to keep them from leaving early. Fire truck ladders only reached the sixth floor. People jumped from the eighth, ninth, and tenth floors. The fire led to legislation requiring improved factory safety standards and helped spur the growth of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, which fought for better working conditions for sweatshop workers. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was located in the Asch Building, now known as the Brown Building of Science. It has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and a New York City landmark.[1]
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