Triangle Fire Day is such a happy time. Good thing we have learned so much and we treat our workers with respect, allow them to work in safe workplaces, give.
No, not unless they are backed up with worker power that ensures a safe workplace, good working conditions, and a decent wage and benefits. It took a century of struggle.
On December 19, 1907, the Darr Mine near Smithton, Pennsylvania, caught fire and exploded. 239 people died, many of them children. This was the largest workplace disaster in Pennsylvania history..
Oh Don Blankenship. You are really a piece of work. Don Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy who is currently serving a one-year sentence in.
On September 3, 1991, a chicken factory in Hamlet, North Carolina caught of fire thanks to nonexistent safety procedures, killing 25 workers and injuring another 55. This was the largest.
Above: Huang Mingwei Did anyone blow up their fingers this weekend? Well, if you did or if you didn't, know that the fireworks you enjoyed were made by Chinese laborers.
On June 8, 1917, the Speculator Mine in Granite Mountain, near Butte, Montana, caught on fire. 168 miners died in the largest death toll in American history for a hard-rock.
Who? Probably a Latino immigrant or someone working for the fossil fuel industry. Latino workers remain among the most vulnerable, with a job fatality rate about 9 percent higher.
