Obama takes time to honor 100th anniv of "Triangle Shirtwaist Factory" fire

The White House ^ | 3/24/11 | The White House

[Nachum]

Still waiting for his address on Libya...

[Nachum]

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[Names Ash Housewares]

Never heard of it.
Obviously it is a big UNION moment to attempt to connect to modern times.

Well now the circle is complete. Unions are burning down the nation.

[jessduntno]

Let’s hold hands and sing “I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night” and get ready for May Day celebrations.

[Sacajaweau]

This is the only thing that my 16 year old granddaughter knew about Unions...until her dad and grandma set her straight.

[Crim]

Brought to you by the same people who told you to “get over” 9/11....

[Sacajaweau]

This is what they are teaching in our public schools about Unions...and really nothing more.

[oh8eleven]

Never heard of it.
Good info at the Cornell Univ website. A true American tragedy.

[WOBBLY BOB]

His pants are what should be on fire soon.

“Marines headed to Libya”

http://www.wcti12.com/news/27257042/detail.html

[NotSoFreeStater]

I heard that several exits were closed because the workers were stealing from the company. The company only had one exit open and were checking employees before they left. I would not put it past some early union goon from “accidently” setting a fire.

[americanophile]

[BenLurkin]

bttt

[Siena Dreaming]

Shirtwaist was THE big event which escalated Union power way back when.

The public was snookered into thinking that if one private company was evil they all were.

The fact that I've seen Shirtwaist multiple times in the news lately tells me that Unions are flailing around for something that will give them a lifeline.

[KoRn]

I’ve always wondered how that damn fire started.

[runninglips]

Regulation by local jurisdictions did nearly every good thing that is attributed to unions in this country. Child labor banned.....by law. Maximum working hours....law. Disability for workers......law. Worker safety regulations, state mandates.

[re_nortex]

Sigh. Here we go yet again with that tired old story (and that's largely what it is, much of it fabricated) of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Let's see what else. The settlers killed all of the good peace-loving Indians. White-on-black crime is a hugh [sic] problem along with marauding gangs of Tea Partiers wreaking havoc.

What's not publicized is how, from the very outset, the labor union movement was an outgrowth of the Comintern. Also swept under the rug is the history of violence and mayhem spawned by union goons.

And today, entire cities and regions are mere shells of what they once were due to unionism. The woes of Detroit, Pittsburgh and Cleveland are all rooted in the anti-capitalism, anti-profit motives of unionism.

[Dr. Sheldon Cooper]

This counts toward his laser-like focus on jobs, right?

[moovova]

“Obtuse Pantywaist Malefactor” liar...

takes time to honor 100th anniv of...

“Triangle Shirtwaist Factory” fire.

[PalmettoMason]

I guess I shouldn't hold my breath waiting for him to recognize the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the 1911 tomorrow, huh?

Thanks, John Moses Browning, for 100 years of firearms excellence!

[Recovering_Democrat]

What a fruit.