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.
Today in History, April 16th
April 16, 1916
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
Workers are organizing through unions and other organizations to improve their lives. Union representation provides a voice on the job and the opportunity to improve wages, benefits and working conditions.
Labor still lacks coordinated approach to organizing the South