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A Century Later, Garment Workers Still Face the Unfair Labor Conditions That Sparked International Women's Day


A Century Later, Garment Workers Still Face the Unfair Labor Conditions That Sparked International Women’s Day
Chelsey Sanchez
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Over a century ago, striking garment workers inspired International Women s Day. Today, L.A. garment workers are still facing the same problems.
On a November evening in 1909, hundreds of shirtwaist workers, many of whom were Jewish immigrants, packed the Great Hall of New York City’s Cooper Union. Local 25 of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union had organized a meeting that night to discuss the possibility of an industry-wide strike, a practice that was still illegal at the time. ....

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