and piecework, when we used to work it used to be worse. the year was 1909.otice had been issued of a meeting of all the shirtwaist makers in cooper union on november 22. at that point, a little girl-- that's the way it's generally told-- raised her hand and said "i want to talk." they lifted her up. she said "i've heard enough." she worked in diamond waist company. she says, "it's time for a general strike." benjamin feigenbaum stepped forward, against the applause and said, "do you mean it?" "do you mean it?" he said. "if you mean it, raise your right hand and take the ancient hebrew oath." "may this right hand wither if i betray the cause, my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth." ♪ let's put a stop to the sweatshop ♪ ♪ let's end the evil of the age ♪ ♪ fight to the finish ♪ ♪ we'll win the war we're waging ♪ ♪ for a decent living wage ♪ ♪ must we sew and sew solely to survive ♪ ♪ so some low so-and-so can thrive? ♪ ♪ no! ♪ ♪ he'll fry in hades if it's up to the ladies ♪ ♪ waistmakers union local 25 ♪ ♪ unfair! unfair! unfair! unfair! ♪ after three months