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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.

April 16, 2000

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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

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Workers organizing

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.

Update: Minneapolis school custodians vote to join SEIU 284

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Iowa workers choose to stay union

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Labor still lacks coordinated approach to organizing the South

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