Workers at Impact Plastics in Erwin, Tennessee, were told they had to stay on the job while management evacuated. They died in the floods.

hypercracker · edit-2 3 months ago

Workers at Impact Plastics in Erwin, Tennessee, were told they had to stay on the job while management evacuated. They died in the floods.

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culpritus [any] · edit-2 3 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire

Because the doors to the stairwells and exits were locked – a common practice at the time to prevent workers from taking unauthorized breaks and to reduce theft – many of the workers could not escape from the burning building

113 years ago, and bosses are still doing this

Workers at Impact Plastics in Erwin, Tennessee, were told they had to stay on the job while management evacuated. They died in the floods.

Workers at Impact Plastics in Erwin, Tennessee, were told they had to stay on the job while management evacuated. They died in the floods.

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