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Starbucks union representatives want to create a national template for labor contract negotiations with the coffee chain, according to union organizers - an idea a Starbucks spokeswoman said the...
Although the American labor movement is gaining impressive momentum, companies are finding ways to push back.
If people really looked for history at the New York City building where the Triangle Shirtwaist factory once existed, they could find it. There are
A giant steel ribbon with the names of those who died in the disaster has been installed.
The victims and legacy of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire are being remembered with a new memorial. A structure of steel was dedicated Wednesday at the Manhattan building where the tragedy took place. It has the names of the 146 people, mostly immigrant girls and women, who were killed when a fire started at the clothing company. In the aftermath, it became a catalyst for the rise of the labor movement. The memorial is coming during a time of increased labor activism in some U.S. industries, with strikes by auto workers, hospital staff, film and television writers and screen actors.