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The ILGWU (International Ladies Garment Workers Union did not exist at the time of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. The union was the LGWU (Ladies Garment Workers Union). It grew because of the fire.
Consumers pressured businesses by boycotting nonunion goods.
The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (APEX)
Consumers pressured businesses by boycotting nonunion goods.
consumers pressured businesses by boycotting nonunion goods.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, was a clothing manufacturer, located on the lower east side of Manhattan, that employed a large number of immigrant women workers. The building had not been built in a way that allowed for a quick exit, if the need arose. As a result, when a fire broke out in the factory, the women were trapped and many perished in the fire.
The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (APEX) grew larger as a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
The ILGWU (International Ladies Garment Workers Union did not exist at the time of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. The union was the LGWU (Ladies Garment Workers Union). It grew because of the fire.
The ILGWU (International Ladies Garment Workers Union did not exist at the time of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. The union was the LGWU (Ladies Garment Workers Union). It grew because of the fire.
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The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) was already organized at the time of the fire, but afterward they were strengthened by public reaction to the fire.
The public was shocked and outraged by the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. It resulted in the deaths of 146 garment workers, most of whom were young immigrant women. This tragedy shed light on the terrible working conditions and lack of safety regulations in the garment industry, leading to widespread public demand for workplace reforms and stronger labor protections.