The Ladies’ Garment Worker, volume 2 issue 10

Title: The Ladies’ Garment Worker, volume 2 issue 10
Subject: Women immigrants; Labor laws and legislation; Factory laws and legislation; Labor unions; Clothing trade; Women immigrants; Women immigrants--Abuse of; Shirtwaist Makers' Strike, New York, N.Y., 1909
Description: This is an article titled, “Agitation Among the Ladies’ Waistmakers, Local 255” in The Ladies’ Garment Worker, which was the official publication of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) through 1918. This article makes reference to the successful garment worker strike in 1909 of the Ladies’ Waistmakers, Local 25, of New York. This union consisted of many immigrant women workers who worked at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.
Creator: The Ladies’ Garment Worker
Date: 1911-10-01
Source: Kheel Center for labor-management documentation and archives, Cornell University
Rights: Public domain
Type: Journal Article
Format: PDF
Language: English
Coverage: 1909-1911 New York City