On March 25, 1911, my Great Aunt Fannie went to work in a high-rise garment factory in New York City.
The workday ended with Fannie Lansner jumping from a ninth-floor window to avoid the scorching flames that killed her and 145 coworkers.
The workplace horror known as the Triangle Fire became a rallying moment in America’s labor movement. The revolution greatly bettered the workplace in terms of routines, compensation and safety.
Just think about why Great Aunt Fannie was on the job on that fateful Saturday. Because in 1911, a six-day workweek was a common requirement.
So let me honor my great aunt’s memory with a history lesson that