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New Yorkers Gather to Memorialize Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Victims

Labor organizations and members of the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition spoke about the reforms that the historic fire brought to workers' rights, and the need for that same awareness now.

Emily Mason, Staff Writer • March 26, 2019

Around 300 people gathered to commemorate the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire’s 108th anniversary at NYU’s Brown Building on Monday. Labor groups spoke out about workers’...

105 Years Later, Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Kyle Sturmann, Contributing Writer • March 24, 2016

New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO hosted a commemoration by NYU's Brown building for the 146 workers who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 105 years ago.

Workplace safety must evolve to protect labor

March 26, 2014

If we are to serve the memory of those who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, we must pressure employers to conform to domestic and international regulations

NYU students should bring more awareness to factory laborers

March 5, 2013

Factory workers are being exploited for their work, but this can be changed by taking action.