On this day in labor history the year was 1917, more than 400 Jewish mothers, many carrying their children, marched on City Hall in New York City.
Their cry, which rang out in both Yiddish and English, was “We want food for our children.” On the eve of the U.S. entry into World War I, inflation had sent the cost of food skyrocketing.
April 26 - In the Streets for Jobs
April 25 - The Fight for Equality
April 24 - Standing Together, Demanding Justice
April 23 - The Canadian Labour Congress is Founded
April 22 - It’s Earth Day!
April 21 - The Anaconda Road Massacre
April 20 - The Bravest of Conductors
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
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