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Feminism and the Labor Movement

Feminism and the Labor Movement Out Of the Sm Oke and the f lame: t he t riangle Shir t wai St f ire and it S l egacy By eileen Boris and a nnelise Orleck Feminism and the Labro m voement A Century of Collaboration and Conflict A century after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, women have become nearly half of the unionized labor force. They work in the growing service and public employment sectors as nurses, home attendants, teachers, and clerks. Previously labeled women’s issues—maternity leave, equal pay, sexual harass- ment, and work-family balance—have become union issues. Women hold lead- the labor movements. Still, the priorities of the ership positions in the AFL-CIO and Change women’s movement for sex-based rights and to Win. With the disappearance of manufac- those of the labor movement for class solidarity turing and the growth of service labor, often diverged during the twentieth century. women of color—both immigrant- and U.S.- Working-class feminists struggled against born—have become the driving force in the middle-class feminists who focused primarily labor movement for safe jobs, living wages, on achieving equality with male professionals and dignity at work, leading women-domi- and executives. They also battled men who nated unions and worker associations. It http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png New Labor Forum SAGE

Feminism and the Labor Movement

Boris, Eileen; Orleck, Annelise
New Labor Forum , Volume 20 (1): 9 – Feb 1, 2011
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© 2011 Joseph S. Murphy Institute, CUNY
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1095-7960
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Out Of the Sm Oke and the f lame: t he t riangle Shir t wai St f ire and it S l egacy By eileen Boris and a nnelise Orleck Feminism and the Labro m voement A Century of Collaboration and Conflict A century after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, women have become nearly half of the unionized labor force. They work in the growing service and public employment sectors as nurses, home attendants, teachers, and clerks. Previously labeled women’s issues—maternity leave, equal pay, sexual harass- ment, and work-family balance—have become union issues. Women hold lead- the labor movements. Still, the priorities of the ership positions in the AFL-CIO and Change women’s movement for sex-based rights and to Win. With the disappearance of manufac- those of the labor movement for class solidarity turing and the growth of service labor, often diverged during the twentieth century. women of color—both immigrant- and U.S.- Working-class feminists struggled against born—have become the driving force in the middle-class feminists who focused primarily labor movement for safe jobs, living wages, on achieving equality with male professionals and dignity at work, leading women-domi- and executives. They also battled men who nated unions and worker associations. It

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Published: Feb 1, 2011

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