On this day in Labor History the year was 1897. London became the world’s first city to license motorized taxicabs. More than a century later, cab service has seen many changes. Today taxi drivers are an important sector of workers trying to win union recognition.
April 19 - Terrorists Bomb Oklahoma City
April 18 - Labor’s First Lawyer
April 17 - Corporate Criminals Know No Borders
April 16 - Another Day in the Class War
April 15 - The American Federation of Teachers is Founded
April 14 - Agricultural Workers Risk Everything to Organize
April 13 - The Laborers Union is Founded
April 12 - The Historic Walkout at Toledo Auto-Lite
April 11 - Terrorists Try to Silence Workers
April 10 - In the Streets Against Cruelty
April 9 - Minneapolis Teachers Brave the Cold for a Better Tomorrow
April 8 - Truman Takes Over Steel
April 7 - The Day the Line Went Dead
April 6 - Women Marching Off to Work
April 5 - One Day Longer
April 4 - A Day of Mourning
April 3 - I’ve Been to the Mountain Top.
April 2 - The First Woman in Congress
April 1 - Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
March 31 - The Cowboy Strike
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