Today in labor history April 16 60,000 strikers win union recognition and the right to strike

[Omaha Steve]

April 16

April 16, 1916 - Employers locked out 25,000 garment workers in New York City in a dispute over hiring practices. The International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union called a general strike and, after 14 weeks, 60,000 striking workers won union recognition and the contractual right to strike.

500 workers in Texas City, Texas die in a huge oil refinery explosion and fire - 1947



April 16, 2000 - Thousands protested at meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. One of a growing number of globalization demonstrations, the event targeted policies that aid corporate profits while increasing poverty and environmental degradation.

For more information on trade policies and globalization, go to www.citizenstrade.org


Labor history found here: http://www.biglabor.com/history.php and here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_04_16_2009