This invention deals with new unsaturated ester-amides of .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated polycarboxylic acids derived from halogenated alcohols of the formula ##EQU1## wherein R is a divalent hydrocarbon moiety having at least one and no more than 10 carbon atoms, X is a member selected from the class of bromine and chlorine, and R' is a member selected from the class of hydrogen and a monovalent hydrocarbon containing at least one and no more than 20 carbon atoms. Typical ester-amides are the maleates, fumarates, itaconates and citraconates. These monomers possess fire-retardant properties and are useful for the synthesis of polymers and copolymers.