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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory is constructed and owened by Max Blanck and Issac Holmes, two Russian immigrants.
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Shirtwaist Factory workers around the city go on stirke for increase in pay, shorter work hours, and recognition of a union... Triangle Shirtwaist Company refuses such demands from workers.
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Factory becomes one of the largest makers of blouses in New York City. Expolitation of workers continues...
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Fire starts on eigth floor. Work ended at 4:30 but most workers were gathering there belongings and paychecks... Of the 500 employees, 146 were dead. Thousands of people were lined up to be indentified by loved ones.
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The National Women's Trade Union League organize protest over unsafe working conditions and demand reforms.
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Harris and Blanck's trial begins... both doubts on the validity of the witnesses' accounts.
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The New York legislature passes 8 bills proposed by the Factory Investigation Comittiee... Comittiee begins examing conditions of factories around the city.
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Harris and Blanck are found guilty of locking the doors of their new factory with a chain during work hours.
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Max Blanck invites visitors to observe his 'safe' way of keeping employees from stealing… instead, he recieves a warning from a cheif inspector who finds several safety violations.
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Harris and Blanck finally settle by paying $75 per life lost. Although, families are unable to pay for insuranec expensive litigation.
