The Exhibit Sewing in Kingston at the Reher Center in Kingston, New York, showcases more than a century of Kingston’s rich history of garment manufacturing and the immigrant communities, entrepreneurs, and women whose work made it possible. You'll learn about the ups and downs of Kingston’s garment industry, the persistence of small businesses, the imagination… Read More »Exhibition: Sewing in Kingston

Yes, And explores what it means to be connected to Staten Island. More information at www.statenislandmuseum.org

On this tour, you’ll walk the same streets as the Rogarshevsky family did in 1911 before visiting the exhibit of their recreated tenement apartment. Explore the neighborhood through their eyes as they balanced tradition, work, and fun on the Jewish Lower East Side. For more information contact the Tenement Museum, New York City at www.tenement.org

The New York Labor History Association's Bernhardt prize is an award of $1000 given for an article that furthers the understanding of the history of working people. The prize and the forum honor the vision of the late Debra E. Bernhardt, who worked in so many different realms to share the hidden histories of working people.Articles that… Read More »Bernhardt Labor Journalism Prize – Call for Entries

In commemoration of the 1982 Garment Workers Strike in NYC and in recognition of Labor Day, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) cordially invites you to join a virtual panel discussion to reflect on this historic event. More information below. This event is free. Visit the Museum of Chinese in America to register. Visit… Read More »MOCA TALKS: Reflections on the 1982 Garment Workers Strike

Join the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition as we march up Fifth Avenue in the 2022 NYC Labor Day Parade. We'll be marching in one large contingent with our friends at United College Employees / Fashion Institute of Technology. Saturday, September 10thTime: 12:15 PMPlace: West 47th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues RSVP and more… Read More »March With the Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition in the NYC Labor Day Parade

November 20 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Museum at Eldridge Street12 Eldridge StreetNew York, NY 10002 Announcing the East Coast debut of Yale Strom’s moving cantata in honor of those lost in the Triangle Factory Fire of 1911. Yale Strom composed the cantata “Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire” in 2011 to commemorate the 100th anniversary… Read More »Concert: Yale Strom’s “Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire” Cantata