International+Ladies+Garment+Workers+Union

**International Ladies Garment Workers Union .**

 * The International Ladies Garment Workers Union was one of the most important and progressive unions in the United States. Formed in the 1900 dominated mainly by jewish and italian immigrants. Most of there strikes were successful and due to that they** **secured higher wages and shorter hours. These poor woman were being worked to death and payed unfairly.



Woman consistently earn 25-67% less than their male counterparts The national life expectancy was 50 years ; more than a third of the textile mill workers died before the age of 26**.



Clothing and Textile Workers Union to form UNITE, the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, representing over 250,000 workers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.