by | Mar 25, 2011 | Towing
A century after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire claimed the lives of 146 seamstresses in New York, worker protections are eroding around the world. As government and corporate interests from Bangladesh to Wisconsin wage war on the rights of labor, have the lessons of the Triangle disaster been forgotten?
Continue reading 100 Years After the Triangle Fire: Are Labor Rights Moving Backward?
100 Years After the Triangle Fire: Are Labor Rights Moving Backward? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:30:00.
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by | Mar 3, 2011 | Towing
Retailers got some unexpected love from shoppers in the form of strong February sales. But whether consumers repeat the feat in spring could depend on gasoline prices and how they feel about their finances. So, March could be t…
by | Feb 27, 2011 | Towing
This week we turn the calendar page, and that change brings with it a raft of economic data. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver his semiannual monetary policy testimony before Congress, while Wall Street waits on more earn…
by | Feb 27, 2011 | Towing
J.C. Penney hasn’t even launched its new logo yet, but the critics aren’t wasting any time in trashing it. Why do companies repackage themselves — and what happens when customers don’t like the new look? Just ask Gap or Tropic…
by | Feb 26, 2011 | Towing
Retailers forecast that 2011 will be a year spent dealing with inflation, expanding stores and trying to wean shoppers off their markdown habit. Faced with rising costs that are pushing their prices higher, merchants say they …
