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Triangle Fire - Coggle Diagram
Triangle Fire
Triangle Workers
Victims of the deadliest work accident in the city's history.
145 people die in the fire, mostly women
No one warned them about the fire
Were beaten and arrested by local police to stop them from going on strike
Despite the efforts from Blanck and Harris to stope their workers they too joined the strike
Was a desirable work place
They had the most up to date technology
The Aftermath
Harris and Blanck were brought up on chargers of manslaughter
They were Acquitted and later collected the insurance settlement with zero consequences
Factory Safety Commission finding resulted in 32 protective laws for factory workers
Set standards for minimum wages and maximum work hours, child labor laws and addressed the safety of work environments
NY becomes the model for factory work regulation
The public was enrage after the Triangle Fire
Support for Shirtwaist workers gained popularity
Max Blanck and Isaac Harris
Formed A Shirtwaist Manufacturing empire
Known as the Shirtwaist Kings constantly fear the competition an demanded from their employees speed and volume
Refused to unionized the Triangle workers
Formed a Manufacturers Association to stand against the strikers
Industrialist believed they were benevolent who created jobs and feed the poor
Were European Immigrants too
Ambitious Tailors who saw their success as their right to exercise their freedom
Strikers In NY
Workers wanted Unionization
Business owners fear unions will diminish authority over their workers
After the big strike some factories agree to unionized
Gained a powerful advocate: Ann Morgan who challenged police brutality against the workers
Retrieved support for workers when strikers refused to give up on unionized shops only.
Began a movement asking for shorter hours, better pay and safer work conditions
Progressive reformers fought for better work situations
organized an industry wide strike
Work Conditions
Not allow to take breaks
Expected to make 3000 stitches a minute with no mistakes
Expected to pay out of salary equipment damages
Workers worked on lockdown and would undergo routine searches to prevent them from taking any materials they worked with
Forced to work 14 hr days
Girls as young as 10 will be employed