But we can and will go back in time, far back in time to a dark era when there was no social security or medical assistance for the elderly or indigent, and when workers' rights were not protected at all — we can go back to those times in a heartbeat if we keep electing political leaders whose intent is to bring us back to those dark times.

It's our choice.

#workers #TriangleFire
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Commemorating the anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, Heather Cox Richardson focuses on the role played by Frances Perkins, who served in administrations of NY governor Al Smith and President FDR, and who worked to see legislation enacted to protect workers:

"Frances Perkins, and all those who worked with her, transformed the horror of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire into the heart of our nation’s basic social safety net."

#workers #TriangleFire

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-25-2023

My friend Frank Cocozzelli is the grandson, nephew, and son-in-law of women who did sweatshop work.

On the 112th anniversary of the horrendous Triangle Fire in which 146 people, mostly young Italian and Jewish women, died, he writes,

"It was a direct result of what we now call economic libertarianism, the philosophy of laissez-faire taken to the point of brutal indifference."

#workers #capitalism #EconomicExploitation #TriangleFire

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2023/3/25/2160170/-The-Triangle-Fire-Restoring-The-Meaning-of-Woke-Capitalismmost